CONSTITUTION 


OF  THE 

Tailors  Industrial  Union 

(INTERNATIONAL) 


Adopted  by  the  Fifth  Convention  held  at  Columbus*  Ohio, 
August  12-17,  1889,  and  Approved  by  General 
Vote  of  the  Members,  November,  1889 


AS  AMENDED  BY  GENERAL  VOTE 
NOVEMBER,  1913 


Published  by 

THE  TAILORS  INDUSTRIAL  UNION 
(International) 

BLOOMINGTON,  ILLINOIS 


The  Journeymen  Tailors  Union  of  America  was  organized 
August,  eighteen  hundred  and  eighty  three  in  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
The  name  of  the  organization  was  changed  to  the  Tailors  Indus- 
trial  Union  (International),  November  fifth,  nineteen  hundred 
and  thirteen,  by  general  vote  of  the  membership. 


Pantagraph  ptg.  & Sta.  Co.,  Bloomington,  111. 


INDEX 


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Abbreviations,  Sec.  4 5 

Admission  of  Members,  Sec.  33 12 

Amendments  between  conventions,  Sec.  Ill 32 

Amendments  to  laws,  Sec.  108,  109 31 

Amendments  shall  be  published,  Sec.  108 32 

Amendments  submitted  for  general  vote,  Sec.  110....  32 

Amendments  when  effective,  Sec.  110 32 

Appeal  from  General  Executive  Board,  Sec.  82 25 

Appeals  of  members,  Sec.  164  and  165 47 

Application  of  members,  Sec.  33 12 

Assistant  General  Secretary 42 

Ballots  second  for  officers,  Sec.  122 36 

Ballots  to  be  kept,  Sec.  123 36 

Benefit,  funeral,  Sec.  56,  57,  58,  59,  60,  61,  62,  63,  64, 

65,  66  18 

Benefit,  sick,  Sec.  68  to  Sec.  78 20 

Benefit,  widows,  Sec.  67 20 

Benefit,  amount  of  Death,  Sec.  66 19 

Benefits,  special,  Sec.  47 16 

Bill  of  prices,  contain  what,  Sec.  82 25 

Blanks  for  benefit  application.  Sec.  70 -.  21 

Books,  local,  to  be  audited,  Sec.  20b 8 

Business,  order  for  locals,  Sec.  181 51 

Certificate  for  sick  benefit,  Sec.  69 21 

Charters  furnished  by  General  Secretary,  Sec.  136....  40 

Clearance  day,  Sec.  26 10 

Committee  of  Law  and  Audit,  Sec.  107 31 

Committee  of  Law  and  Audit,  how  elected,  Sec.  115.  . . 33 
Committee  of  Law  and  Audit,  qualifications  of,  Sec.  115.  33 

Conferences  by  committee  only,  Sec.  95 28 

Convention,  duties  of  G.  S.  in,  Sec.  116 34 

Convention,  entertainment  of,  Sec.  114 $3 

Convention,  geiieral,  Sec.  96 28 

Convention,  order  of  business,  Sec.  99 29 

Convention,  recommendations  by,  Sec.  182  to  Sec.  188.  53 

Convention,  representation  in,  Sec.  100 30 

Convention,  rules  of,  Sec.  107 31 

Convention,  special,  Sec.  97 29 

Constitution  furnished  free,  Sec.  38 14 

Constitution,  when  revised 3 

Correspondence,  in  The  Tailor,  Sec.  139 41 

Correspondence,  objectionable,  Sec.  140 41 

Delegates,  credentials  of,  Sec.  104 31 

Delegates,  election  of,  Sec.  105 31 

Delegates,  A.  F.  of  L.  Convention,  Sec.  112  and  113..  33 

Delegates,  to  convention,  expenses  of,  Sec.  102 30 

Delegates,  to  convention,  vote  of,  Sec.  101 30 

Dissolution  of  locals,  Sec.  13 6 

District  Councils,  Sec.  21 8 

Dues  of  members,  Sec.  25 9 


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Dues  of  traveling  members,  Sec.  43 , . . . 15 

Eligibility  of  members,  Sec.  35 13 

Employers,  Difficulties  arising  with,  Sec.  79 23 

Finance  9 

Female  members,  sick  benefit,  Sec.  76 23 

Financial  assistance,  Sec.  29 11 

Financial  business,  kept  by  G.S.,  Sec.  134 39 

Fine  for  misuse  of  label,  Sec.  176 50 

Fines  collected  by  local,  Sec.  30 11 

Fines  of  sick  committee,  Sec.  72 22 

Fines  for  slandering  members  and  officers,  Sec.  19 ...  . 8 

Fines  for  violating  constitution,  Sec.  19 8 

Fraudulent  claims  of  benefit,  Sec.  63 19 

Fund,  general,  Sec.  25 9 

Funeral  Benefit  Claims 18 

Funeral  benefits,  who  entitled,  Sec.  57 18 

General  Conventions  28 

General  Executive  Board.  44 

General  Executive  Board,  Chairman  of,  Sec.  151 44 

General  Executive  Board,  decisions  of,  Sec.  166 47 

General  Executive  Board,  duties  of,  Sec.  152,  153,  157, 


General  Executive  Board,  duties  with  monies,  Sec.  154.  45 

General  Executive  Board,  how  elected,  Sec.  150 44 

General  Executive  Board,  on  contract  labor  violations, 

Sec.  156  45 

General  Executive  Board,  propose  new  laws,  Sec.  155.  . 45 
General  Executive  Board,  to  appropriate  money,  when, 

Sec.  161 46 

General  Executive  Board,  to  fill  vacancies,  Sec.  159...  46 
General  Executive  Board,  to  pass  on  strikes,  Sec.  160.  . 24 

General  fund,  Sec.  25 , 9 

General  officers.  Sec.  117 35 

General  officers,  time  of  election  of,  Sec.  121 36 

General  organizers.  Sec.  130 38 

General  Secretary 41 

General  Secretary,  also  Secretary  of  G.E.B.  Sec.  143..  41 
General  Secretary,  duties  of,  Sec.  135,  136,  144,  145, 

146,  147  39 

General  Secretary,  qualifications  for,  Sec.  119,  127....  37 

General  Secretary,  salary,  Sec.  142 41 

General  Treasurer,  duties  of.  Sec.  149 43 

General  Treasurer,  qaulifications  for,  Sec.  127 37 

General  Treasurer,  salary  of,  Sec.  149 43 

Helpers,  benefits,  Sec.  25 10 

Helpers,  regulation  of,  Sec.  12 6 

Hours  of  labor,  Sec.  11 6 

Initiation  fee,  Sec.  24 . V 9 

Injuring  interest  of  members,  Sec.  40 14 

Investigation  of  sickness,  Sec.  73 22 

Jurisdiction  of  union.  Sec.  2 4 

Local  unions  4 

Label,  the 49 

Label,  the,  how  affixed,  Sec.  177 50 


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Label,  the,  registration  of,  Sec.  179 50 

Label,  the,  use  of  by  merchants,  Sec.  175 50 

Label,  the,  shall  be  numbered,  Sec.  170 49 

Label,  the,  use  of,  Sec.  171 49 

Label,  the,  what  contains,  Sec.  169 48 

Label,  the,  record,  Sec.  180 50 

Labor  Bureaus,  Sec.  18 7 

Labor  holidays,  Sqc.  28 9 

Levy,  when  collected,  Sec.  31 11 

Local,  arrears  of,  Sec.  28 10 

Local,  organizer’s  report,  Sec.  161 46 

Local,  report  strike  conditions,  Sec.  80 24 

Local  books  prepared  by  Gr.  S.,  Sec.  144 42 

Locals  business  Secret,  Sec.  41 14 

Locals  draw  funeral  benefit,  when,  Sec.  59 18 

Locals,  number  necessary,  Sec.  4 4 

Locals,  officers  of,  Sec.  5 5 

Locals,  pay  dues  of  sick,  Sec.  75 23 

Locals,  pay  sick  benefit,  when,  Sec.  69 21 

Locals,  responsible  for  dues,  Sec.  49 16 

Locals,  representation  in  convention,  Sec.  100  and  103.  30 

Locals  shall  not  advance  benefits,  Sec.  64 19 

Locals  shall  not  withdraw,  Sec.  13 6 

Mail,  reception  of,  Sec.  22 9 

Members  and  membership 12 

Meetings  of  locals,  Sec.  14 7 

Members,  admission  of,  Sec.  33 12 

Members,  application,  Sec.  33 12 

Members,  attendance  at  meetings,  Sec.  42 14 

Members  Benefits,  Sec.  39 14 

Members  dues,  Sec.  26 10 

Members  fined,  procedure,  Sec.  167 48 

Members  in  arrears,  Sec.  50  and  51 16 

Members  leaving  trade,  Sec.  53,  54,  55 17 

Members  must  vote,  Sec.  124 37 

Members  reinstated,  Sec.  52 17 

Members  sick  where  no  local,  Sec.  74 22 

Members  standing  reported  quarterly,  Sec.  20b 8 

Members  traveling,  Sec.  43,  44,  45,  46 15 

Members  victimized,  Sec.  94 28 

Members  where  no  local  exists,  Sec.  36 13 

Membership,  dates  from,  Sec.  37 14 

Membership,  surrender  of,  Sec.  53 17 

Monthly  letter  of  Gr.  S.  in  The  Tailor,  Sec.  147 42 

Name  of  union.  Sec.  1 3 

Objects  of  union.  Sec.  3 4 

Office  help,  Sec.  137 40 

Officers,  general  35 

Officers,  general,  removal  of,  Sec.  129 38 

Officers,  nominations  of,  Sec.  118 35 

Officers  obligation,  Sec.  9 6 

Officers,  terms  of,  Sec.  117 35 

Officers  who  fail  to  qualify,  Sec.  126 37 

Obligation  of  officer,  Sec.  9 6 


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Obligation  of  members,  Sec.  34 . 13 

Order  of  business  for  locals,  Sec.  181 51 

Order,  rules  of,  for  locals  51 

Organizer,  duties  of,  Sec.  131 38 

Organizer,  local,  Sec.  7 5 

Organizers,  qualifications  of,  Sec.  132 38 

Organizers,  salaries  of,  Sec.  133 39 

Outfit  of  local,  Sec.  4 5 

Per  capita  of  helpers,  Sec.  25 10 

Per  capita  to  A.  F.  of  L.,  Sec.  32 11 

Property  of  Union,  Sec.  168 48 

Printing,  bids  for,  Sec.  146 42 

Public  meetings  and  entertainments,  Sec.  16.  ....  . ...  . . 7 

Publishing  names  of  fined  members,  Sec.  167 48 

Quorum  for  convention,  Sec.  98 29 

Recommendations  by  convention.  Sec.  182  to  188 53 

Register  of  members,  Sec.  135 39 

Report,  quadrennials  of  G.  S.,  Sec.  141 41 

Reports  of  locals,  Sec.  20a. 8 

Referendum  vote,  Sec.  120 35 

Rules  of  order  for  local 51 

Sick  benefit  20 

Sick  benefit,  amount  of,  Sec.  77 23 

Secretary,  General,  duties  of,  Sec.  134 39 

Sessions  of  Convention,  Sec.  98. 29 

Sessions  of  Convention,  Public,  Sec.  106 31 

Sick  Committee,  Sec.  71 21 

Strikes  and  Lockouts 23 

Strike  benefit,  amount,  Sec.  83 25 

Strike  benefit,  forwarded  by  G.  S.,  Sec.  86 26 

Strike  benefit,  none  for  first  week,  Sec.  84 25 

Strike  benefit,  paid  in  notes,  Sec.  87 26 

Strike  benefit,  to  whom  paid,  Sec.  90,  91 27 

Strike,  ending  of,  Sec.  93 28 

Strike,  long  continued,  Sec.  85 25 

Strike,  members  working  during,  Sec.  88 26 

Strike,  secret  ballot  on,  Sec.  80 24 

Strike,  weekly  report  of,  Sec.  92 27 

Strikes,  G.E.B.  to  pass  on,  Sec.  80,  81,  82 24 

Strikes,  procedure  for,  Sec.  79 23 

Strikes,  without  authority,  Sec.  89 27 

Supplies  furnished  by  G.  S.,  Sec.  145, 42 

Tailor,  The,  discuss  candidates,  when,  Sec.  128 37 

Tailor,  The,  free  to  members,  Sec.  139 40 

Tailor,  The,  publish  members  in  good  standing,  Sec.  138  40 

Tailor,  The,  published  when,  Sec.  137 40 

Traveling  members,  Sec.  43 15 

Traveling  members  books,  Sec.  43 15 

Traveling  members  present  books,  Sec.  48 16 

Treasurer,  General,  duties  of,  Sec.  149 . . . 43 

Treasurer,  duties  of  local,  Sec.  27 10 

Trials  and  Appeals,  Sec.  163 47 

Vote  of  traveling  members,  Sec.  125 37 

Widow’s  benefit,  Sec.  67 20 


CONSTITUTION 

OF  THE 

TAILORS  INDUSTRIAL  UNION 

(International) 


As  revised  by  Bloomington  Convention,  1913, 
and  approved  by  general  vote  of  the  members  of 
the  J.T.U.  of  A.  to  January  1,  1914. 

PREAMBLE. 

Unity  of  purpose  and  unity  of  action  on  the 
part  of  the  workers  being  necessary  to  protect 
their  interest  as  workers,  therefore  have  we  or- 
ganized the  Tailors  Industrial  Union,  (Interna- 
tional), for  the  protection  of  our  craftsmen. 

And  for  the  elimination  of  the  piece  work 
system  which  has  enslaved  the  workers  where- 
ever  practiced,  engendering  long  hours  of  toil 
for  small  compensation,  resulting  in  home  work 
and  other  systems  derogatory  to  the  welfare  of 
the  tailors,  and  which  has  handicapped  us  in  the 
forward  movement  and  evolution  for  better  con- 
ditions for  those  who  toil;  therefore,  we  are 
unalterably  dedicated  to  establish  the  weekly 
system  of  employment  as  fast  as  it  is  safe  and 
practicable. 

CONSTITUTION. 

Name. 

Section  1.  This  society  shall  be  known  as  “Tail- 
ors Industrial  Union,  (International),”  and  shall 
consist  of  an  unlimited  number  of  local  unions 
and  members,  who  acknowledge  its  jurisdiction 
and  are  subject  to  its  laws  and  usages. 


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Jurisdiction. 

Sec.  2.  The  jurisdiction  of  T.I.U.I.  shall 
be  the  United  States  and  Canada,  covering  all 
workers,  male  or  female,  who  are  engaged  in 
the  tailoring  industry  and  in  cleaning,  dyeing  and 
pressing  establishments,  and  bushelmen  working 
in  the  clothing  industry. 

Objects. 

Sec.  3.  The  objects  of  the  T.I.U.I.  are 
namely,  to  elevate  our  industry  and  by  united 
effort  place  ourselves  on  a foundation  sufficiently 
strong  to  prevent  further  encroachments;  to  en- 
courage a high  standard  of  skill;  to  cultivate 
friendship  and  fraternity  between  the  workers 
in  the  industry,  to  assist  each  other  to  secure 
employment,  to  secure  free  workshops,  to  reduce 
and  limit  the  hours  of  labor  and  to  use  our  in- 
fluence with  the  law  makers  of  each  state  and 
province  to  secure  the  passage  of  laws  that  will 
prohibit  sweating  and  home  work,  to  secure  ade- 
quate pay  for  our  labor,  to  discountenance  mem- 
bers from  becoming  members  of  the  State  militia 
except  in  case  of  invasion;  to  assist  each  other 
in  case  of  need  and  distress;  and  by  all  honest 
and  just  means  to  elevate  the  moral,  social  and 
intellectual  conditions  of  our  members. 

Local  Unions. 

Sec.  4.  A local  union  may  be  organized  by 
any  number  of  workers  under  our  jurisdiction, 
not  less  than  five,  provided  they  are  qualified 
according  to  the  constitution.  They  must  apply 
to  the  G.S.  for  a charter,  and  shall  send  $1.00 
initiation  fee  for  each  new  member.  On  receipt 
of  the  initiation  fees,  the  G.S.  shall  forward  a 


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charter  to  the  new  local  union  when  approved  by 
the  G.  E.  Bw 

The  outfit  shall  consist  of  a charter,  seal,  all 
necessary  account  books,  stencil  and  report 
blanks,  also  membership  book  and  a copy  of  the 
constitution  for  each  member. 

The  following  abbreviations  when  used  in  any 
documents  shall  have  the  annexed  meaning: 

T.I.U.I. — Tailors  Industrial  Union,  Interna- 
tional. 

G.E.B. — General  Executive  Board. 

G.O. — General  Organizer. 

G.S. — General  Secretary. 

Asst.  G.S. — Assistant  General  Secretary. 

G.  T. — General  Treasurer. 

L.U. — Local  Union. 

R.S. — Recording  and  Corresponding  Secretary. 

F. S. — Financial  Secretary. 

G. F.— General  Fund. 

Sec.  5.  The  officers  of  local  unions  shall  ber 
president,  vice-president,  fin.  sec.,  rec.  sec.,  treas- 
urer, organizer,  sergeant-at-arms  and  conductor. 
This  rule  may  be  suspended  in  case  of  new  union 
should  they  be  unable  to  fill  all  the  offices. 

Sec.  6.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  conductor  to 
present  all  candidates  to  the  president  for  obligar 
tion,  and  lead  them  to  a seat  at  the  conclusion 
of  the  obligation. 

Sec.  7.  The  local  organizer  shall  he  chairman 
of  the  organizing  committee.  He  shall  take  up 
local  organizing  when  instructed  by  the  G.S.  and 
be  paid  for  his  services.  All  his  receipts  to  head- 
quarters must  he  O.Kd.  by  the  president  and 
secretary  of  the  local. 


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Sec.  8.  The  Recording  Secretary  of  each  local 
union  shall  make  a report  to  the  General  Secre- 
tary after  each  meeting  of  the  local. 

Local  Officers  Obligation 

Sec.  9.  I (name)  do  sincerely  affirm  that 
I will  discharge  the  duties  of  the  office  to  which 
I have  been  elected,  to  the  best  of  my  ability, 
that  I will  turn  over  all  money,  books  and  papers 
and  any  other  property  belonging  to  this  L.U.  to 
my  successor,  and  use  all  honorable  means  to 
further  the  interests  of  our  industry.  To  all  of 
which  I pledge  my  honor. 

Sec.  10.  More  than  one  local  union  of  workers 
shall  not  be  chartered  in  any  city  of  less  than 
200,000  inhabitants,  except  by  consent  of  the 
G.B.B. 

Sec.  11.  All  local  unions  of  the  T.I.U.I.  must 
have  a provision  in  their  agreement  limiting  the 
hours  of  labor  to  not  more  than  eight  hours, 
for  day  and  week  work,  with  extra  pay  for  over- 
time, and  no  new  agreements  shall  be  sanctioned 
by  the  T.I.U.I.  without  such  provisions. 

Sec.  12.  All  local  unions  of  the  T.I.U.I.  shall 
have  the  power  to  regulate  the  employment  of 
helpers  and  finishers  in  their  respective  juris- 
diction. Members  employing  helpers  and  finish- 
ers for  over  two  weeks  who  have  not  joined  the 
local  shall  be  fined  $1.00  a week  while  said  as- 
sistants are  not  members  of  the  union;  the  fine 
to  go  to  the  local  union.  All  help  working  at 
the  trade  for  contractors  or  sub-bosses  must  be- 
come members  of  the  union. 

Sec.  13.  A L.U.  shall  not  withdraw  from  the 
T.I.U.I.,  or  dissolve  so  long  as  one-fourth  of  the 
members  present  and  voting  at  any  regular  or 


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special  meeting  object.  Every  member  of  the  L.U. 
shall  be  notified  of  such  meeting,  whether  regu- 
lar or  special  by  the  corresponding  secretary  of 
the  Li.U.,  and  shall  at  the  same  time  be  notified 
that  the  question  of  withdrawal  or  dissolution  will 
be  before  the  meeting  for  action,  and  three 
months*  notice  to  the  G.S.  of  any  withdrawal  shall 
be  required  and  every  member  paid  in  full  to  date 
of  withdrawal  at  expiration  of  three  months*  no- 
tice. Should  any  L.U.  dissolve  or  withdraw  under 
the  provisions  of  this  section,  the  charter,  outfit, 
and  all  property  and  funds  of  such  L.U.  as  have 
accumulated  during  their  affiliation  with  the 
T.I.U.I.  shall  revert  to  the  T.I.U.I.,  and  shall  be 
immediately  forwarded  to  the  G.S.  Should  a lo- 
cal be  reorganized  in  such  city  or  town,  the 
charter,  outfit,  and  all  property  and  funds  in  the 
hands  of  the  G.S.  shall  become  the  property  of 
the  reorganized  local. 

Sec.  14.  Any  local  union  which  fails  to  hold 
regular  or  special  meetings  for  two  consecutive 
months  shall  forfeit  its  charter. 

Sec.  15.  Any  tailors  organizing  a Local 
vhere  none  exists  shall  receive  , two  dollars  per 
member  from  the  General  Treasury  after  the  local 
has  paid  dues  for  three  months. 

Sec.  16.  A public  meeting  of  each  local  union 
shall  be  held  at  least  once  a month  for  the  discus* 
sion  of  the  labor  movement.  Local  unions  shall 
have  the  power  to  fine  members  for  non-attend- 
ance at  such  meetings. 

Sec.  17.  At  stated  times  each  local  union  should 
have  “social  gatherings**  for  the  entertainment  of 
the  members,  their  families,  and  their  friends. 

Sec.  18.  Each  L.U.  should  maintain  labor  bu- 
reaus, found  libraries,  hold  lectures  and  should 
be  continuously  affiliated  with  the  regular  Central 
Labor  Body  of  their  respective  cities,  maintain 


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and  do  all  in  their  power  to  strengthen  and  pro- 
mote the  labor  movement. 

Sec.  19.  Any  officer  or  member  who  wilfully 
slanders  another  member  of  the  T.I.U.I.,  or  who 
wilfully  violates  the  provisions  of  this  constitu- 
tion, may  be  fined  at  the  option  of  the  L.U.,  on 
conviction  thereof. 

Sec.  20a.  The  proper  officers  of  the  L.U.  shall 
promptly  and  properly  fill  out  all  reports  and 
statistical  blanks  furnished  them  by  the  G.S.  and 
keep  a copy  of  all  reports  sent  to  the  G.S.  Fail- 
ing to  do  so  for  two  consecutive  months,  they 
shall  be  published  in  the  Journal  and  the  G.S. 
shall  notify  the  president  of  the  L.U. 

Sec.  20b.  On  the  fifteenth  day  of  January, 
April,  July  and  October  of  each  year,  the  F.S.  of 
every  local  shall  forward  to  the  G.S.  a full  list  of 
all  members  of  the  L.U.  and  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  G.S.  to  return  to  the  president  (or  record- 
ing secretary)  of  each  local  union  their  respect- 
ive lists  with  the  standing  of  each  member  writ- 
ten thereon;  the  same  to  be  read  at  the  first 
meeting  of  the  L.U.  thereafter,  and  it  shall  be 
mandatory  for  each  L.U.  to  have  their  books 
audited  every  six  months.  It  shall  be  impera- 
tive on  all  Financial  Secretaries  or  Treasurers 
to  "-produce  the  receipts  from  headquarters  for 
all  moneys  remitted,  and  have  the  same  read  at 
the  following  meeting  after  its  receipt.  Financial 
Secretaries  failing  to  comply  with  this  section 
shall  be  fined  $1,  fine  to  go  to  the  L.U. 

Sec.  21.  Where  two  or  more  locals  exist  in 
any  one  city,  it  shall  be  their  duty  to  establish 
a district  council  consisting  of  not  less  than  three 
members  from  each  local.  District  Councils  may 
be  formed  at  the  option  of  the  locals,  covering 


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several  cities.  All  local  propositions  of  import- 
ance pertaining  to  the  welfare  of  these  locals  and 
their  joint  condition  should  be  considered  and 
recommended  by  the  district  council.  Upon  fail- 
ure of  the  Council  or  the  locals  to  agree  on  an 
important  question,  it  may  be  submitted  to  the 
G.E.B.  at  headquarters  for  adjustment,  and  their 
decision  shall  be  final,  subject  only  to  appeal  to 
a Convention  or  vote  of  the  general  membership. 

Sec.  z2.  All  local  unions  are  requested  to  rent 
a postoffice  box  for  the  reception  of  mail. 

Sec.  23.  We  favor  the  adoption  of  the  first 
Monday  in  September,  and  the  first  day  of  May 
as  labor’s  holidays,  and  hereby  urge  every  L.U. 
and  every  member  to  carefully  observe  the  same. 


Finance. 

Sec.  24.  The  initiation  fee  of  new  members 
shall  be  $2  and  reinstatement  fee  shall  be  not  less 
than  $6  and  no  officer  or  memjber  shall  be  exempt 
from  payment  of  dues,  levies  or  fines  under  any 
pretext  whatever,  provided,  however,  that  tailors 
and  tailoresses  coming  to  this  continent  with  clear 
books  from  foreign  unions  or  other  organizations 
shall  be  admitted  without  any  initiation  fees. 

Sec.  25.  Each  member  of  the  T.I.U.I.  shall  pay 
to  the  G.S.  through  the  local  union  to  which  they 
belong,  a per  capita  tax  of  sixty-five  cents  per 
month,  and  half  the  initiation  fees  received  from 
new  or  reinstated  members.  This,  with  all  other 
income  of  the  T.I.U.I.,  shall  go  to  the  general 
fund  and  shall  be  used  for  the  management  of  the 
T.I.U.I.  and  the  payment  of  all  benefits,  sick,  strike, 
lockout,  victimized,  funeral,  etc.,  to  its  members, 
according  to  the  constitution. 


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Provided,  however,  that  male  and  female  help- 
ers and  apprentices  may  pay  the  sum  of  40  cents 
per  capita  tax  to  headquarters^  if  they  receive 
less  than  $12.00  per  week. 

This  reduced  per  capita  tax  shall  not  entitle 
them  to  either  sick  or  death  benefits.  But  should 
they  desire  to  have  the  sick  and  death  benefits 
they  must  pay  the  full  per  capita  tax  of  65  cents 
per  month  to  headquarters. 

Sec.  26.  Members  not  paying  their  dues,  levies, 
fines,  etc.,  at  the  end  of  three  months  shall  be 
allowed  until  the  seventh  day  of  the  fourth  month; 
if  they  do  not  by  that  time  pay  up  they  shall  be 
stricken  from  the  books  of  the  L.U.  The  first 
meeting  of  every  L.U.  in  December  and  June  to 
be  clearance  days,  at  which  time  all  arrears  to 
the  T.I.U.I  and  to  the  L.  U.  to  the  first  day  of 
January  or  July  must  be  paid.  Any  member  fail- 
ing to  do  so  shall  be  fined  $1;  no  further  dues 
shall  be  accepted  until  the  fine  is  paid.  Fines 
collected  under  this  section  shall  go,  one-half  to 
the  T.I.U.I.  and  one-half  to  the  local  union. 

Sec.  27.  The  Treasurer  of  a L.U.  shall  for- 
ward to  the  G-.S.  the  funds  provided  in  section  25 
on  or  before  the  fifteenth  day  of  each  month  for 
the  preceding  month.  He  shall  ascertain  the 
amount  from  the  F.S.  and  receive  from  him  the 
monthly  report  which  shall  be  forwarded  with 
the  money.  Failure  to  comply  with  this  section 
will  subject  the  officer  in  fault  to  a fine  of  $5, 
the  fine  to  go  to  the  T.I.U.I.  Funds  shall  be  sent 
by  draft,  postoffice  order  or  express. 

Sec.  28.  Any  L.U.  three  months  in  arrears 
shall  be  allowed  till  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  fourth 
month  to  pay  up  their  arrears  (except  as  pro- 
vided in  section  26  as  clearance  days),  if  not  then 


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paid  the  L.U.  shall  be  suspended.  The  G.  S.  shall 
notify  the  L.U.  when  two  months  in  arrears. 

Sec.  29.  Any  local  union  or  individual  member 
of  the  T-I-U.I.  desiring  financial  assistance  shall 
send  their  appeal  or  statement  to  the  G.S.  for 
publication  in  “The  Tailor,”  and  same  shall  be 
published  if  found  to  be  in  accord  with  the  con- 
stitution. All  appeals  for  financial  assistance  sent 
direct  to  the  local  by  any  L.U.  or  individual  mem- 
ber shall  be  illegal  and  void.  No  appeal  for  finan- 
cial assistance,  in  case  of  strikes  or  lockout,  shall 
be  published  in  behalf  of  any  local  union  unless  at 
least  one-third  of  their  members  have  been  out  for 
a period  of  not  less  than  four  weeks.  The  G.E.B. 
shall  have  power,  when  exigencies  of  the  case  re- 
quire, to  send  out  circular  appeals  of  any  charac- 
ter for  L.U.  or  individual  members  in  addition  to 
publishing  the  same  in  “The  Tailor.” 

Sec.  30.  Local  unions  that  collect  fines  against 
any  tailor  shall  be  entitled  to  retain  25  per  cent, 
of  the  amount  collected,  the  remainder  to  be  re- 
mitted to  the  local  that  imposed  the  fine. 

Sec.  31.  In  case  of  long-continued  strikes  or 
threatened  shortage  of  the  general  fund,  the  G.E. 
B.  shall  have  power  to  declare  a levy  not  to  exceed 
50  cents  for  each  member  per  month,  which  shall 
be  paid  within  thirty  days  by  the  local  unions. 

Sec.  32.  During  such  time  as  the  T.I.U.I.  shall 
be  affiliated  with  the  A.F.  of  L.,  or  other  similar 
organizations,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  G.S.  to 
pay  each  month  the  proper  per  capita  tax,  and 
any  levies  due  by  the  T.I.U.I.  to  tfuch  organiza- 
tion. Before  joining  any  other  organization  it 
shall  be  referred  for  referendum. 


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MEMBERS  AND  MEMBERSHIP. 

Sec.  33.  A candidate  to  be  admitted  to  mem- 
bership in  the  T.I.U.I.  must  be  eligible  in  accord 
with  this  constitution,  and  upon  ballot  for  admis- 
sion must  receive  a majority  vote  of  the  L.U. 
favorable.  All  workers  must  become  members. 
All  applicants  for  membership  must  fill  out  and 
sign  the  following  application  blank,  which  blanks 
shall  be  furnished  free  to  the  local  union: 

Tailors  Industrial  Union,  International. 

Membership  Application. 

City date 19... 

Name  of  Applicant  

Address  

What  is  your  age 

Name  of  firm  where  employed  

Have  you  ever  been  a member  of  the  T.I.U.I.  be- 
fore?   

Have  you  ever  been  suspended  from  the  T.I.U. 

I.?  

For  what  cause?  - 

By  what  union?  

At  the  time  of  suspension  were  you  indebted  to 
the  T.I.U.I.  or  the  local  union? 



.v^:  r Signature  of  Applicant. 

For  making  false  statements,  and  in  conse- 
quence thereof  having  been  admitted  to  mem- 
bership, the  applicant  shall  be  fined  or  suspended 
as  the  union  may  deem  fit. 


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These  application  blanks  shall  be  kept  on  file 
by  the  local  unions. 

Sec.  34.  The  President  of  the  L.U.  or  shop 
meeting  shall  obligate  the  members  by  the  follow- 
ing pledge: 

The  members  of  the  union  shall  rise  and  re- 
main standing  during  the  initiation  of  the  newly 
elected  member.  The  presiding  officer  shall  re- 
quire each  member  to  make  the  following  affir- 
mation : 

I (name)  hereby  solemnly  and  sincerely  affirm 
that  I will  not  reveal  any  business  or  any  pro- 
ceedings of  any  meeting  of  this  union,  unless  by 
order  of  the  union,  to  any  but  those  whom  I 
know  to  be  members  in  good  standing;  that  I 
will,  without  deceit  or  evasion,  and  to  the  best 
of  my  ability,  abide  by  the  by-laws  and  bills  of 
prices  of  this  union;  that  I will  at  all  times 
abide  by  the  decision  of  the  majority  and  will 
use  all  honorable  means  to  procure  employment 
for  members  of  this  union  in  preference  to  others,, 
that  I will  not  wrong  a member  or  see  one 
wronged,  if  it  is  in  my  power  to  prevent.  That 
I will  purchase  union  label  goods  when  obtain- 
able and  further  the  interests  of  union  labor  at 
all  times.  To  all  of  which  I do  pledge  my  most 
sacred  honor. 

Sec.  35.  No  person  who  has  been  fined,  or  re- 
jected by  any  L.U.  shall  be  eligible  for  member- 
ship until  all  matters  are  settled  to  the  entire 
satisfaction  of  the  L.U.  having  the  grievance. 

Sec.  36.  Persons  working  at  the  trade  in  cities 
or  towns  where  no  union  exists  who  are  eligible 
under  our  law,  shall  be  permitted  to  become  new 
or  reinstated  members  through  the  nearest  local 
union  or  through  headquarters  upon  payment  of 


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the  proper  constitutional  fee  and  are  urged  to  do 
so.  Members  working  in  cities  or  towns  where 
no  union  exists  shall  be  permitted  to  pay  their 
dues  to  the  nearest  local  union  or  to  headquarters. 
Such  members  shall  not  be  exempt  from  local  dues 
or  levies  whether  paid  to  a L.U.  or  to  headquar- 
ters. 

Sec.  37.  Membership  shall  date  from  the  time 
of  initiation,  reinstatement  or  from  date  of  en- 
forcement of  this  constitution. 

Sec.  38.  Each  member  of  the  T.I.U.I.  shall 
be  entitled  to  a copy  of  the  constitution  in  the 
English  language  free  of  cost,  or  any  other  lan- 
guage, when  one  hundred  copies  have  been  or- 
dered by  the  locals  for  the  use  of  their  mem- 
bers. 

Sec.  39.  Each  member  shall  be  entitled  to  all 
rights  and  benefits  of  the  T.I.U.I.  by  strictly  ad- 
hering to  their  obligations,  and  by  the  members 
of  the  L.U.  strictly  complying  with  this  constitu- 
tion. 

Sec.  40.  No  member  of  the  T.I.U.I.  shall  be 
allowed  to  injure  the  interests  of  another  by  un- 
dermining them  in  wages,  or  in  any  other  wilful 
manner. 

Sec.  41.  All  business  of  the  L.U.  shall  be  kept 
strictly  private  from  the  employers,  except  other- 
wise ordered  by  vote  of  the  L.U.  Any  member 
violating  sections  40  and  41  may  be  punished  by 
a fine  as  the  L.U.  may  direct. 

Sec.  42.  Members  shall  keep  the  F.S.  notified 
of  their  address,  and  shall  attend  all  meetings  of 
the  L.U.  or  shop,  subject  to  such  penalties  as  the 
L.U.  may  prescribe. 


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Sec.  43.  Members  de'siring  to  travel  or  trans- 
fer their  membership  shall  present  their  book 
to  the  F.  S.  for  payment  of  per  capita  tax  and 
local  dues  and  levies  for  a stated  time,  which 
time  shall  not  exceed  three  months  in  advance. 
This  book  shall  be  null  and  void,  and  the  mem- 
bers shall  be  stricken  from  all  rights,  privileges 
and  benefits  unless  presented  to  some  local  union 
or  forwarded  to  the  G.S.  for  renewal  within  three 
months  after  its  expiration.  The  members*  books 
shall  be  numbered  by  the  G.S.  when  issued,  with 
the  same  number  as  appears  in  the  register.  The 
G.S.  shall  devise  a stencil  for  use  by  all  locals 
with  which  to  receipt  members*  books.  Said  sten- 
cil shall  be  sold  to  the  locals  at  cost  and  no  book 
shall  be  accepted  by  any  local  that  is  receipted 
in  any  other  manner  than  by  the  stencil  of  some 
local  or  of  the  G.S. 

Sec.  44.  If  a member  is  square  on  the  books 
and  not  under  charges,  the  F.S.  shall  enter  the 
local  dues,  per  capita  tax  and  levies  without  vote 
of  the  L.U.  for  the  full  time  for  which  the  member 
pays,  which  time  shall  not  exceed  three  months 
in  advance. 

Sec.  45.  No  L.U.  shall  have  the  right  to  collect 
dues  again  for  the  months  entered  in  the  mem- 
bers* book.  The  L.U.  receiving  advance  dues,  etc., 
shall  pay  the  G.S.  the  per  capita  tax  and  levies 
for  the  member  for  the  time  the  book  holds  good 
and  the  member  shall  be  considered  a traveling 
member  of  the  L.U.  that  collected  advance  dues, 
until  the  member  deposits  his  book  in  another 
L.U.,  when  he  shall  become  a member  of  that 
L.U.  The  F.S.  of  any  L.U.  may  renew  a travel- 
ing member’s  book.  A new  book  can  be  secured 
by  any  member  on  payment  of  five  cents,  which 
shall  be  sent  to  the  G.S. 


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Sec.  46.  Any  member  depositing  a clear  book 
shall  be  entitled  to  free  entrance  to  any  L.U. 

Sec.  47.  Section  46  shall  not  entitle  the  mem- 
bers depositing  a clear  book  to  any  special  bene- 
fits provided  by  the  L.U.  without  payment  of 
such  an  amount  as  the  L.U.  charges  for  partic- 
pation  therein. 

Sec.  48.  Traveling  members  on  arrival  in  any 
city  or  town  where  a local  union  exists  shall  pre- 
sent their  book  to  the  financial  secretary  or  shop 
steward.  Traveling  members  who  commence 
working  without  presenting  their  books  shall  be 
subject  to  the  rules  and  regulations  of  the  local 
union. 

Sec.  49.  Each  L.U.  shall  be  responsible  for 
the  per  capita  tax,  levies  and  fines  of  all  mem- 
bers paid  to  the  L.U.,  and  local  unions  shall  be  al- 
lowed until  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  fourth  month 
to  have  payments  of  members  at  headquarters; 
the  G.S.  shall  suspend  all  members  whose  dues 
are  not  received  by  him  prior  to  the  sixteenth  day 
of  the  fourth  month.  Each  L.U.  shall  be  respons- 
ible for  any  and  all  benefits  due  members,  or  their 
heirs,  where  a member  is  not  in  benefit  in  the 
T.I.U.I.  through  neglect  or  fault  of  a L.U.  or  its 
officers  to  remit  dues,  etc.,  within  the  limit  of  time 
fixed  in  this  section. 

Sec.  50.  A vote  of  the  L.U.  shall  not  be  re- 
quired to  erase  the  name  of  a member  in  arrears; 
when  members  are  two  months  in  arrears,  the 
P.S.  shall  notify  them  of  the  fact. 

Sec.  51.  A stricken  member  forfeits  all  previ- 
ous rights  and  benefits,  and  to  be  reinstated  must 
have  all  qualifications  required  of  new  members. 
A stricken  member  may  be  reinstated  by  any  L.U. 
or  by  headquarters  upon  the  payment  of  an  initia- 


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tion  fee  of  not  less  than  $6  and  all  fines  due  the 
L.U.  or  shop  meeting  of  which  they  were  formerly 
a member,  half  of  which  shall  go  to  the  general 
fund  of  the  T.I.U.I.  and  half  to  be  retained  by  the 
local  union  in  which  they  are  reinstated,  provided 
that  when  a city  or  town  is  under  organization,  in 
a strike  or  lockout,  or  when  a store  can  be  saved 
to  the  union,  that  the  G.E.B.  shall  have  the  power 
to  grant  a special  dispensation  so  that  stricken 
members  may  join  for  the  same  fee  as  a new 
member. 

Sec.  52.  A reinstated  member  shall  come  in 
benefit  the  same  as  a new  member. 

Sec.  53.  A member  desiring  to  leave  the  coun- 
try or  quit  the  trade  shall  be  allowed  to  with- 
draw from  membership  by  paying  all  demands 
to  date  of  withdrawal,  surrender  of  their  mem- 
bership book,  and  written  notice  of  their  with- 
drawal to  the  L.U.  The  surrendered  book  shall 
be  sent  to  the  G.S. 

Sec.  54.  Members  who  withdraw  can  only 
again  become  members  by  joining  as  new  mem- 
bers. 

Sec.  55.  Members  of  the  T.I.U.I.  who  become 
merchant  tailors,  cutters,  contractors  or  sub- 
bosses, or  who  leave  the  trade,  may  remain  in 
benefit  in*  the  T.I.U.I.  by  paying  the  per  capita 
tax  and  all  assessments  payable  to  the  T.I.U.I. 
Such  members  shall  not  attend  the  meetings  of  the 
L.U.  unless  requested  to  do  so  by  the  L.U.,  nor 
shall  they  be  required  to  pay  local  dues.  (Con- 
tractors or  sub-bosses  shall  be  construed  as  those 
who  employ  more  than  one  helper.)  When  any 
member  in  good  standing  for  ten  consecutive 
years  reaches  the  age  of  sixty  their  local  dues 
shall  be  remitted  at  the  option  of  the  L.U. 


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Funeral  Benefit  Claims. 

Sec.  56.  All  rules  and  regulations  applying  to 
payment  of  members*  funeral  benefits  shall  ap- 
ply to  payments  of  widows’  funeral  benefits. 

Sec.  57.  On  the  death  of  a member  or  widow 
in  benefit,  their  legal  heirs  shall  be  entitled  to 
the  funeral  benefit,  as  provided  by  this  constitu- 
tion. 

Sec.  58.  If  a member  in  benefit  dies  without 
heirs  or  any  will,  the  L.U.  may  have  them  prop- 
erly buried  or  cremated,  the  expense  of  which 
shall  not  exceed  the  benefit,  and  in  such  case  the 
T.I.U.I.  shall  not  be  liable  for  any  further  bene- 
fits in  the  name  of  the  deceased. 

Sec.  59.  A local  union  shall  not  be  entitled  to 
the  funeral  benefit  of  a deceased  member  unless 
they  have  paid  the  funeral  expenses,  and  the  local 
union  shall  only  receive  the  exact  amount  ex- 
pended by  them.  A certificate  signed  by  the 
President,  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  the  L.U. 
shall  accompany  the  claim,  stating  the  exact 
amount  expended. 

Sec.  60.  Wjhen  any  death  occurs,  the  person 
entitled  to  receive  the  benefit  shall  present  to  the 
L.U.  a sworn  certificate  from  a physician,  coroner, 
or  health  officer,  located  where  the  death  oc- 
curred; and  if  the  same  is  approved  by  the  L.U., 
it  shall  be  forwarded  to  the  G.S.  by  the  P.S.  with- 
out delay. 

Sec.  61.  The  F.S.  shall  forward  to  the  G.S. 
the  membership  booK  of  the  member,  which  shall 
be  accompanied  by  a certificate  signed  by  the 
presiding  officer,  the  F.S.  and  the  Treasurer  of  the 
L.U.  with  the  L.U.  seal  attached,  which  certificate 
shall  certify  the  claim  to  be  correct  and  approved 
by  the  L.U. 


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Sec.  62.  No  benefits  shall  be  paid  to  any  mem- 
ber or  to  the  heirs  of  any  member  where  the  L.U. 
fails  to  comply  with  sections  60  and  61  and  the 
L.U.  shall  be  responsible  to  the  T.I.U.I.  for  any 
claim  unjustly  paid  through  the  false  represen- 
tation of  the  L.U. 

Sec.  63.  Any  officer  or  member  making  use  of 
any  improper  means  to  obtain  benefits,  or  who 
shall  make  false  statements  or  knowingly  sign 
or  present  any  fraudulent  claim,  shall,  upon  proof 
thereof,  be  fined. 

Sec.  64.  A L.U.  shall  not  advance  nor  loan 
money  on  any  claim  for  funeral  benefits,  except 
they  do  so  entirely  at  their  own  risk. 

Sec.  65.  No.  L.U.  or  individual  shall  be  per- 
mitted to  negotiate  with  or  purchase  of  any  mem- 
ber of  the  T.I.U.I.  the  transfer  or  surrender  of 
any  funeral  benefit  prior  to  the  death  of  the  per- 
son entitled  to  receive  the  same.  Upon  the  re- 
ceipt of  the  claim  the  G.S.  shall  submit  the  same 
to  the  G.E.B.,  and  if  approved  by  them  the  amount 
due  shall,  at  once  be  forwarded  by  the  G.S.  to  the 
L.U.  in  money  order  or  draft,  payable  to  the  per- 
son entitled  to  receive  it.  The  G.S.  shall  deduct 
from  benefit  due,  any  arrears  for  per  capita  tax 
or  levies  due  the  T.I.U.I.  to  the  end  of  the  month 
in  which  the  death  occurred,  except  that  where 
the  death  occurs  before  the  fifteenth  day  of  the 
month  no  dues  are  to  be  charged  for  that  month. 

Sec.  66.  Each  member  shall  be  entitled  to  the 
following  benefits  under  the  conditions  prescribed 
by  this  constitution: 

Members’  funeral  benefits,  which  shall  be 
twenty-five  dollars  after  six  months’  membership 
and  payment  of  six  months’  dues  and  levies;  forty 
dollars  after  one  year’s  membership  and  payment 


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of  one  year’s  dues  and  levies;  fifty  dollars  after 
two  years’  membership  and  payment  of  two  years* 
dues  and  levies;  seventy-five  dollars  after  three 
years’  membership  and  payment  of  three  years’ 
dues  and  levies;  one  hundred  dollars  after  four 
years’  membership  and  payment  of  four  years’ 
dues  and  levies. 

Sec.  67.  Widows  of  deceased  members  shall 
be  allowed  to  come  into  the  benefit  after  the  death 
of  their  husbands,  by  paying  fifteen  cents  a month 
dues.  On  the  death  of  such  widow  the  benefits 
paid  to  their  heirs  by  the  T.I.U.I.  shall  be  twen- 
ty-five dollars  after  six  months’  payments,  forty 
dollars  after  two  years’  payments,  fifty  dollars 
after  three  years’  payments.  All  widows  now  in 
benefit  or  who  may  take  advantage  of  this  section 
prior  to  January  1,  1898,  shall  receive  the  bene- 
fits, but  no  Widows  shall  be  admitted  after  Jan- 
uary 1,  1898. 


Sick  Benefit. 

Sec.  68.  All  contributing  members  of  the 
T.I.U.I.  who  have  been  in  good  standing  one  year 
immediately  prior  to  their  application  for  a sick 
benefit,  and  who  have  not  broken  any  of  these 
laws,  and  are  paying  no  less  than  85c  dues  per 
month,  shall  be  entitled,  should  they  become  sick 
or  disabled,  or  both,  so  that  they  cannot  work,  a 
sum  of  five  ($5.00)  dollars  per  week  out  of  the 
general  fund  of  this  organization,  if  their  sick- 
ness or  disability  has  not  been  caused  by  intem- 
perance or  immoral  conduct,  and  provided  they 
are  within  the  United  States  or  the  Dominion  of 
Canada.  But  no  member  shall  be  entitled  to  sick 
benefits  for  a longer  period  than  ten  weeks  in 
any  one  year,  whether  the  sickness  or  disabil- 
ity is  continuous  or  periodical.  Bach  individual 


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member’s  sick  benefit  year  shall  be  reckoned  from 
the  date  in  one  year  when  sickness  began  (for 
which  benefit  was  paid)  to  the  same  date  in  the 
following  year,  but  no  benefits  shall  be  paid  for 
the  first  week  of  sickness  nor  in  any  case  where 
the  claim  is  not  forwarded  to  the  G.S.  within 
thirty  days  from  the  date  it  is  due. 

Sec.  69.  The  executive  board  of  any  local 
union  may  order  paid,  out  of  their  treasury,  the 
benefits  of  their  sick  members,  but  no  local  treas- 
urer shall  pay  a sick  benefit  unless  the  application 
is  accompanied  by  a certificate  of  an  attending 
doctor  and  also  a certificate  signed  by  the  presi- 
dent, financial  secretary  and  recording  secretary 
of  his  local.  All  locals  that  pay  sick  benefits  out 
of  their  treasuries  in  accord  with  this  law  shall  be 
reimbursed  from  the  general  fund  by  the  Gen- 
eral Secretary.  When  this  is  done  local  treas- 
urers also  must  endorse  the  benefit  certificates 
under  these  words:  “Paid  by  Local  No. — .”  Lo- 
cals that  do  not  advance  sick  benefits  out  of  their 
treasuries  may  send  their  properly  attested  and 
signed  claims  directly  to  the  General  Secretary 
and  he  shall  forward  the  money  at  once,  provided 
said  claims  are  made  out  in  strict  conformity 
with  the  above  provisions. 

Sec.  70.  Uniform  application  blanks  for  bene- 
fits and  receipts  for  money,  both  for  members  and 
for  locals,  shall  be  isued  by  the  G.S.  free  of 
charge,  and  all  members  and  all  locals  must  use 
them  exclusively. 

Sec.  71.  Each  local  shall  appoint  one  or  more 
members,  according  to  its  size,  as  the  person  or 
persons  to  whom  sick  members  must  send  their 
report  of  sickness.  The  appointed  members  who 
receive  the  notice  must  investigate  immediately 
and  report  ta  the  local  or  its  officers.  A doctor’s 


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signed  certificate  must  be  furnished  every  two 
weeks  during  continued  sickness  or  disability. 

Sec.  72.  All  locals  shall  have  the  right  to  ap- 
point their  sick  committee  or  committees,  in  ac- 
cord with  their  size  and  situation,  but  in  no  in- 
stance shall  a committee  consist  of  less  than  three 
members,  and  they  must  visit  sick  members  not 
less  than  once  a week;  no  two  of  the  committee, 
however,  shall  visit  a sick  member  at  the  same 
time.  Members  of  committees  who  fail  to  per- 
form their  duties  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  50 
■cents  nor  more  than  two  ($2.00)  dollars  for  each 
•offense.  These  committees  shall  perform  their  du- 
ties gratis,  or  receive  such  compensation  as  each 
local  may  decide  to  pay. 

Sec.  73.  If  any  doubt  be  entertained  as  to  the 
sickness  or  disability  of  any  member  claiming 
sick  benefit,  the  executive  board  of  any  local,  or 
its  visiting  committee,  or  any  member  delegated 
with  this  authority  shall  have  power  to  take  the 
opinion  of  an  outside  physician.  If  a visiting 
committee  is  refused  admittance  to  a house,  or 
not  permitted  to  see  a sick  member,  no  benefit 
shall  be  paid  to  that  member  until  after  the  ob- 
jection is  removed,  and  their  sickness  shall  be 
reckoned  as  commencing  from  the  day  the  com- 
mittee were  allowed  free  access  to  their  presence, 
unless  the  member  has  a contagious  disease.  Com- 
mittees are  excused  from  visiting  members  who 
have  contagious  diseases.  A doctor’s  certificate 
stating  a member’s  disease  is  contagious,  shall 
be  sufficient  evidence  to  justify  the  payment  of 
a benefit. 

Sec.  74.  Members  taken  sick  within  the  jur- 
isdiction of  the  T.I.U.I.  but  outside  a city  wherein 
there  is  a local  union,  must  deposit  their  book 


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with  the  nearest  local,  and  apply  to  them  for 
benefit.  If  they  are  reasonably  beyond  the  reach 
of  a committee  they  must  not  only  send  a doctor’s 
certificate,  but  the  doctor’s  affidavit  also. 

Sec.  75.  Local  unions  may  pay  the  dues,  levies 
and  per  capita  tax  of  their  sick  members,*  but  they 
may,  at  their  will,  reimburse  their  treasuries  from 
the  benefits  due  said  members. 

Sec.  76.  Female  members  of  the  T.I.U.I.  shall! 
not  receive  any  sick  benefit  three  weeks  before 
and  five  weeks  after  confinement. 

Sec.  77.  Members  permanently  disabled  by 
chronic  disability,  or  sickness  shall,  after  the  pay- 
ment of  two  years’  sick  benefit  at  five  dollars  per 
week,  receive  the  third  year  $4  per  week  for  ten 
weeks,  for  the  fourth  year  $3  per  week  for  ten 
weeks;  for  the  fifth  year  $2  per  week  for  ten 
weeks.  After  the  fifth  year,  all  sick  benefits  to 
such  members  shall  cease,  for  the  same  disability 
or  sickness. 

Sec.  78.  Members  permanently  disabled  and 
unable  to  work,  shall  not  be  required  to  furnish 
a doctor’s  certificate  more  than  one  time  during 
the  ten  weeks,  in  any  one  year  that  said  members 
are  entitled  to  sick  benefit. 

Local  unions  to  make  reports  as  per  constitu- 
tion. 

Strikes  and  Lockouts. 

Sec.  79.  When  any  difficulty  arises  between 
the  members  of  any.L.U.  and  their  employers,  the 
members  shall  lay  the  case  before  the  L.U.,  and  if 
approved  by  the  L.TL,  the  L.U.  shall  appoint  a 
committee  of  three  good  members  to  investigate 
the  case  and  wait  on  the  employer  with  whom  the 
trouble  exists,  and  try  to  settle  the  same;  said 


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committee  shall  make  a full  report  at  the  next 
meeting  of  the  L.U. 

Sec.  80.  If  the  committee  reports  it  is  unable 
to  settle  the  trouble,  then  the  case  shall  at  once 
be  submitted  for  a secret  vote  of  the  local  union 
(only  such  members  to  have  the  right  to  vote  who 
have  been  members  of  the  local  union  for  at  least 
two  months)  as  to  whether  or  not  the  members 
shall  be  called  out  and  supported,  and  if  a two- 
thirds  majority  vote  to  sustain  the  members,  the 
R.S.  of  the  local  union  shall  at  once  transmit 
to  the  G.S.  a full  statement  of  the  case  upon 
blanks  to  be  furnished  to  the  local  union  by  the 
G.S.  or  by  wire,  giving  the  number  of  members 
involved;  cause  of  difficulty,  if  all  the  members 
will  come  out;  conditions  of  trade,  and  prospects 
of  success;  upon  receipt  of  such  statement  the 
G.S.  shall  call  the  G.E.B.  together  within  twenty- 
four  hours  to  act  upon  the  application  of  the  local 
union  for  support.  Applications  for  support  not 
made  in  accord  with  this  section  shall  not  be 
considered  by  the  G.E.B. 

Provided,  however,  that  a compliance  by  the 
Ex.  Board  of  the  L.U.  with  the  requirements  or 
Secs.  79  and  80  shall  be  considered  by  the  G.E.B. 
as  a full  compliance  with  the  law,  but  no  strike 
can  be  called  by  any  L.U.  without  having  secured 
a two-thirds  majority  vote  of  the  members  of  the 
L.U.  in  favor  thereof. 

Sec.  81.  The  G.E.B.  shall  then  have  the  power 
to  sustain  or  refuse  to  sustain  the  action  of  the 
L.U.,  provided  the  L.U.  has  complied  strictly  with 
this  constitution.  The  G.S.  shall  notify  the  L.U. 
of  the  decision  of  the  G.E.B.  without  delay  Fail- 
ure on  the  part  of  the  L.U.  to  comply  with  any 
provision  of  this  constitution  shall  absolutely  de- 
bar them  from  receipt  of  benefit. 


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Sec.  82.  In  case  the  G.E.B.  refuses  to  sustain 
the  L.U.  in  their  application  for  support,  the  local 
union  can  appeal  to  the  G.S.  for  a vote  of  all  the 
local  unions  on  their  request  for  support  and  it 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  GS.  to  submit  the  appeal 
and  the  facts  in  the  case  to  a vote  of  the  general 
membership,  which  vote  shall  be  returned  to  the 
G.S.  within  fifteen  days;  and  if  the  appeal  is  sus- 
tained by  a majority  of  the  members  voting,  the 
L.U.  shall  be  sustained  by  the  G.E.B.  The  G.E.B. 
shall  not  sustain  a strike  for  a scale  of  prices  by 
any  L.U.  unless  the  bill  of  prices  contains  a scale 
for  coats,  vests  and  trousers,  and  no  strike  shall 
be  supported  where  the  employer  desires  to 
change  from  the  piece  system  to  weekly  system, 
where  conditions  are  satisfactory  to  the  em- 
ployees. 

Sec.  83.  Strike  or  lockout  benefits  shall  be 
five  ($5.00)  dollars  per  week  for  each  member 
out  when  approved  by  the  G.E.B.  in  accord  with 
this  constitution. 

Sec.  84.  The  T.I.U.I.  shall  not  pay  strike  or 
lockout  benefit  in  any  strike  or  lockout  for  the 
first  week.  In  case  of  any  strike  or  lockout  in- 
volving one-third  or  more  of  the  members  of  the 
T.I.U.I.  no  benefits  shall  be  paid. 

Sec.  85.  When  an  authorized  strike  or  lockout 
is  in  progress  that  cannot  be  settled  within  two 
weeks,  and  there  are  no  prospects  of  a settlement 
in  the  near  future,  the  force  of  striking  or  locked 
out  members  may  be  reduced,  as  rapidly  as  possi- 
ble, by  encouraging  them  to  secure  employment 
elsewhere,  until  only  enough  are  left  to  do  picket 
duty;  then  these  remaining  members  shall  stay 
on  the  strike  list  and  do  picket  duty  until  the 
strike  or  lockout  is  settled  or  declared  off  by  the 


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union.  When  seventy  (70%)  per  cent  of  all 
members  who  came  out  shall  have  secured  em- 
ployment under  these  conditions  and  are  off  the 
benefit  list,  those  remaining  shall  have  their 
benefits  increased  to  a sum  which  in  the  esti- 
mation of  the  involved  local  is  right,  but  such 
sum  must  not  be  greater  than  a bushelman’s 
wages  of  the  struck  house,  or  houses  involved. 
Two-thirds  ( 2A ) of  this  increased  benefit  shall  be 
paid  by  the  T.I.U.I.  in  place  of  the  regular  bene- 
fit, and  the  other  third  of  this  increased  bene- 
fit shall  be  paid  by  the  local  or  locals  involved. 
But  this  method  of  reducing  the  number  on  strike 
and  increasing  the  benefit  shall  not  apply  in  case 
of  a general  strike. 

Sec.  86.  The  G.S.  shall  forward  all  money  at 
the  close  of  each  week,  due  member  for  strike, 
lockout  or  victimized  benefits,  to  the  Treasurer, 
and  notify  the  Secretary  of  the  L.U.  and  the  L.U. 
shall  send  the  G.S.  a weekly  certificate  of  all 
members  entitled  to  benefits,  and  on  receipt  of 
money  from  the  G.S.  shall  pay  the  same  to  the 
members  entitled  thereto. 

Sec.  87.  If  at  any  time  the  funds  of  the 
T.I.U.I.  will  not  warrant  payment  of  full  strike 
benefit,  the  G.E.B.  shall  have  power  to  pay  part 
benefit  and  issue  to  each  member  a due  bill  each 
week  for  the  amount  not  paid;  such  due  bills  shall 
be  paid  by  the  T.I.U.I.  in  their  numerical  order 
as  rapidly  as  possible.  Members  holding  due  bills 
who  become  fined,  or  stricken,  shall  forfeit  all 
claims  against  the  T.I.U.I.  for  payment  of  same. 

Sec.  88.  Any  member  or  other  person  going  to 
work  for  any  employer  during  a duly  recognized 
strike  or  lockout  against  such  employer,  shall  be 
fined,  after  trial  and  conviction,  such  sum  as  the 


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L.U.  may  direct,  but  in  no  case  shall  the  fine  be 
less  than  $5,  nor  more  than  $25,  which  fine  must 
be  paid  in  full  before  the  person  can  be  rein- 
stated  or  become  a new  member,  unless  the  fine 
be  remitted  or  reduced  by  the  L.U.  that  imposed 
it. 

Sec.  89.  Any  L.U.  desiring  assistance  from  the 
T.I.U.I.  cannot  order  a strike  or  call  any  mem- 
bers out  until  authorized  by  the  G.E.B.  to  do  so. 
All  strikes  commenced  by  the  L.U.  without  the 
sanction  and  consent  of  the  G.E.B.  shall  be  at 
the  risk  and  expense  of  the  L.U. 

Sec.  90.  No  person  shall  be  entitled  to  strike 
benefits  unless  they  are  members  of  the  T.I.U.I. 
prior  to  the  day  on  which  the  strike  is  declared 
nor  shall  the  members  of  a local  union  be  en- 
titled to  strike  benefits  before  the  local  union  has 
been  six  months  a member  of  the  T.I.U.I.,  and 
has  paid  six  months’  dues  and  levies  and  is  in 
good  standing.  No  local  union  shall  receive  strike 
benefit  where  they  have  broken  an  existing  con- 
tract with  employers.  No  member  shall  receive 
strike  benefit  if  employed. 

Sec.  91.  In  case  of  local  unions  engaged  in 
strikes  or  lockouts,  where  part  of  the  members 
originally  called  out  obtain  work  in  other  stores 
or  leave  the  city,  the  L.U.  shall  have  the  right  to 
put  in  their  place  for  benefit  tailors  called  out 
after  the  strike  began,  provided  they  become 
members,  but  not  in  any  case  to  an  extent  ex- 
ceeding in  number  those  who  have  been  taken  off 
the  benefit  list  by  securing  work  or  having  left 
the  city. 

Sec.  92.  During  the  progress  of  any  strike  or 
lockout,  the  L.U.,  by  its  proper  officers,  shall  make 
a weekly  report  of  the  progress  of  the  strike  or 


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lockout  on  blanks  to  be  furnished  to  the  L.U. 
by  the  G.S.  Failure  of  the  officers  to  send  in 
said  report  shall  subject  them  to  a fine  of  $10 
each,  one-half  to  go  to  the  L.U.  and  one-half  to 
the  T.I.U.I.  Said  report  to  be  signed  by  the 
President,  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  and  shall  bear 
the  seal  of  the  L.TJ. 

Sec,  93.  When  after  careful  investigation  by 
the  G.E.B.  it  is  found  desirable  that  a strike  shall 
cease,  they  shall  have  the  right  to  withhold  further 
payment  of  strike  benefit  but  the  L.U.  shall  have 
the  right  of  appeal  to  a general  vote,  to  the  next 
convention,  or  to  the  committee  on  law  and  audit, 
and  if  the  appeal  is  sustained  by  a majority  of  the 
members  voting,  by  the  convention,  or  by  the  com- 
mittee, the  L.U.  shall  receive  for  the  members 
engaged  in  such  strike  or  lockout  from  the  gen- 
eral fund  of  the  T.I.U.I.  such  sums  as  they  are 
entitled  to  receive.  The  G.E.B.  shall  again  have 
the  right  after  the  expiration  of  what  they  may 
deem  a sufficient  period,  to  re-submit  the  case  for 
a general  vote. 

Sec.  94.  Members  victimized  on  account  of 
their  activity  for  the  interest  of  the  L.U.  or 
T.I.U.I.  shall  be  entitled  to  the  strike  benefit,  un- 
der the  same  rules  that  govern  the  payment  in 
case  of  strikes  or  lockouts. 

Sec.  95.  In  case  of  strike  or  lockout  all  con- 
ferences with  employers  shall  be  by  duly  author- 
ized committees  of  the  L.U.  and  in  no  case  by  the 
individual  members. 

General  Convention. 

Sec.  96.  The  T.I.U.I.  shall  hold  a convention 
beginning  the  first  Monday  in  August,  1909,  and 
*every  four  years  thereafter. 


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Sec.  97.  On  motion  of  any  local  union  or  the 
G.E.B.,  which  must  be  published  in  the  Journal, 
and  which  is  seconded  by  one-fourth  of  the  locals 
of  the  T.I.U.I.,  a special  convention  may  be  called 
to  meet  at  a time  and  place  designated  in  the 
motion,  provided  a majority  vote  of  the  general 
membership  approve  it.  When  one-fourth  of  the 
locals  have  seconded  such  a motion  the  G.S.  shall 
prepare  ballots  and  send  them  out  for  a general 
vote.  All  seconds  to  such  motions  must  be  pub- 
lished in  full  in  the  Journal,  and  also  all  protests 
and  reasons  why  the  motion  should  not  be  ap- 
proved. 

Sec.  98.  A quorum  for  the  transaction  of  busi- 
ness shall  consist  of  two-thirds  of  the  delegates 
attending  the  Convention  or  Committee  on  Law 
and  Audit.  Delegates  absent  at  roll  call  shall  be 
fined  $1  unless  they  are  sick  or  on  business  of 
the  convention  or  committee,  which  fine  shall 
be  paid  forthwith.  The  hours  of  the  session  shall 
be  from  8:30  to  12,  and  from  1:30  to  5:30. 

Sec.  99.  The  convention  shall  be  governed  by 
the  following  order  of  business,  unless  suspended 
by  a two-thirds  majority: 

Call  to  order  by  the  G.S. 

Election  of  temporary  chairman. 

Appointment  of  a Committee  on  Credentials. 

Report  of  Credential  Committee. 

Election  of  permanent  chairman. 

Roll  call. 

Report  of  officers. 

Reading  of  minutes. 

Appointment  and  election  of  committees. 

Communications  and  bills. 

Resolutions,  appeals,  grievances,  etc. 

Reports  of  Local  Unions  in  writing. 


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Report  of  committees. 

Unfinished  business. 

New  business. 

Election  of  officers  and  delegates  to  A.F.  of  L. 

Installation  of  officers. 

Selection  of  place  for  next  convention. 

Good  and  Welfare. 

Adjournment. 

Sec.  100.  Local  unions  shall  be  entitled  to  rep- 
resentation in  the  convention  as  follows:  Unions 
with  less  than  100  members,  one  delegate;  100  to 
250  members,  two  delegates,  250  to  400  members, 
three  delegates;  400  to  550  members,  four  dele- 
gates; 550  to  700  members,  five  delegates;  700  to 
850  members,  six  delegates;  850  members,  or  over, 
seven  delegates.  The  number  of  delegates  to  which 
each  L.U.  is  entitled,  to  be  based  on  the  last  quar- 
terly report  sent  to  headquarters. 

Sec.  101.  Each  delegate  to  the  Convention  or 
Committee  on  Laws  and  Audit  shall  be  allowed 
one  vote.  No  proxies  shall  be  allowed. 

Sec.  102.  Expenses  of  delegates  to  the  conven- 
tion shall  be  paid  by  the  L.U.  they  represent,  ex- 
cept the  mileage  of  each  delegate  to  the  city 
where  the  convention  is  held  and  return  to  their 
homes  by  the  most  direct  route,  which  shall  be 
paid  from  the  general  fund  of  the  T.I.U.I.  The 
G.S.  is  hereby  instructed  that  all  payments  of 
mileage  and  per  diem  for  future  conventions  be 
paid  at  the  convention,  except  in  such  cases  where 
the  local  union  guarantees  the  return  of  mileage 
if  the  delegates  do  not  report  every  day  at  the 
convention  unless  prevented  by  sickness. 

Sec.  103.  No  L.U.  shall  be  allowed  representa- 
tion, that  is  more  than  one  month  in  arrears  to 
the  T.I.U.I. 


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Sec.  104.  Each,  delegate  shall  establish  their 
right  to  a seat  in  the  convention  or  Committee 
on  Laws  and  Audit  by  credentials  signed  by  the 
presiding  officer  and  Corresponding  Secretary  of 
the  L.U.  with  the  seal  of  the  L.U.  attached.  One 
alternate  for  each  delegate  shall  be  eiected  to  act 
in  case  of  the  disability  of  the  delegate  to  attend. 

Sec.  105.  All  delegates  shall  be  elected  by  bal- 
lot, not  later  than  June  30  preceding  the  conven- 
tion or  meeting  of  committee,  and  no  person  shall 
be  eligible  as  a delegate  unless  they  are  tailors 
working  at  the  trade  or  a salaried  official  of  the 
T.I.U.L  or  of  some  L.U.  that  has  been  at  least  six 
months  a member  in  good  standing  of  the  T.I.U.I., 
provided  the  local  union  has  been  that  long  in 
existence. 

Sec.  106.  All  sessions  of  the  Convention  and 
Committee  on  Laws  and  Audit  shall  be  open  to 
the  public,  except  executive  sessions. 

1 Sec.  107.  The  proceedings  of  the  convention  or 
Committee  on  Laws  and  Audit  shall  be  governed 
as  to  parliamentary  rulings  by  Roberts’  rules  of 
Order.  The  chairman  of  the  Convention  or  Com- 
mittee on  Laws  and  Audit  shall  act  in  a fair  and 
impartial  manner;  he  shall  appoint  all  commit- 
tees necessary  to  carry  on  the  work,  unless  other- 
wise ordered  by  the  convention  or  the  commit- 
tee. 

Sec.  108.  Prior  to  each  convention  or  session 
of  Committee  on  Law  and  Audit,  each  local  union 
and  every  good  standing  member  and  the  gen- 
eral executive  officers  shall  have  the  right  to  send 
to  the  G.S.  proposed  amendments  or  additions  to 
the  laws  of  the  T.I.U.I.  (any  proposed  law  or 
amendment  not  bearing  the  name  of  the  local, 
member  or  committee  offering  it,  shall  not  be  pub- 


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lished  in  the  Journal,  or  given  any  consideration 
by  either  the  convention  or  the  Committee  on 
Law),  which  the  G.E.B.  shall  submit  to  the  Com- 
mittee on  Laws,  when  they  assemble.  All  amend- 
ments received  in  time  by  the  G.S.  shall  be  pub- 
lished in  the  June  and  July  issues  of  The  Tailor. 
Two  weeks  prior  to  the  Opening  of  the  conven- 
tion or  meeting  of  Committee  on  Laws  and  Audit, 
the  G.S.  shall  forward  to  each  delegate  a copy  of 
all  propositions  in  his  hands. 

Sec.  109.  All  delegates  to  the  convention  or 
Committee  on  Laws  and  Audit  shall  have  the  right 
to  propose  amendments  or  additions  to  the  con? 
stitution  during  the  session  of  the  convention  or 
committee. 

Sec.  110.  Any  and  all  changes  in  this  constitu- 
tion, adopted  at  any  session  of  the  convention  or 
Committee  on  Laws  and  Audit  shall  not  become 
a law  until  approved  by  a majority  of  the  mem- 
bers voting  on  its  adoption.  The  G.S.  shall  submit 
all  changes  maae  by  the  convention  or  commit- 
tee for  a general  vote  within  twenty  days  after 
the  close  of  the  sessions,  and  the  vote  of  the  local 
union  shall  be  sent  to  the  G.S.  by  November  5, 
following  and  the  laws  approved  by  the  general 
vote  shall  go  into  force  and  effect  on  January  1 
succeeding.  All  amendments  or  additions  shall  b© 
submitted  separately  so  far  as  they  are  inde- 
pendent of  each  other.  The  convention  or  com- 
mittee shall  designate  what  amendments  or  ad- 
ditions shall  be  submitted  together  as  one  prop- 
osition. 

Sec.  111.  During  the  interim  between  conven- 
tions any  L.U.  may  propose  amendments  or  ad- 
ditions to  the  constitution,  which  shall  be  in- 
serted in  the  journal,  and  if  one-fourth  of  the  lo- 
cal unions  composing  the  T.I.U.I.  second  the  same 


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within  ninety  days  from  date  of  publication  the 
G.S.  shall  submit  the  proposition  for  a vote  of 
the  general  membership,  and1  if  approved  by  a 
majority  of  the  members  voting,  the  same  shall 
become  a law. 

Sec.  112.  Such  number  of  delegates  as  the  T. 
I.U.I.  is  entitled  to  have  at  the  A.F.  of  L.  conven- 
tion shall  be  elected  by  the  convention  for  the 
first  convention  of  the  A.F.  of  L.  subsequent  to  the 
session  of  our  convention. 

Sec.  113.  Delegates  to  subsequent  conventions 
of  the  A.F.  of  L to  be  elected  each  year  by  a vote 
of  the  general  membership.  Six  months  prior  to 
holding  of  convention,  the  G.S.  shall  submit  a cir- 
cular to  all  locals  of  the  T.I.U.I.  requesting  nomina- 
tions for  delegates,  which  must  be  returned  to  the 
G.S.  by  such  locals  as  wish  to  nominate  a candi- 
date within  thirty  days.  Upon  return  of  cir- 
culars the  G.S.  shall  prepare  ballots,  the  names 
of  candidates  to  appear  in  alphabetical  order.  Said 
ballots  to  be  furnished  to  locals  in  sufficient  num- 
ber for  all  members.  The  return  votes  shall  be 
in  the  hands  of  the  G.S.  at  least  sixty  days  prior 
to  convention.  The  candidates  receiving  the  lar- 
gest number  of  votes  cast  to  be  declared  elected. 
No  local  shall  be  allowed  more  than  one  candi- 
date. And  only  such  members  shall  be  eligible 
who  are  actively  working  in  our  industry  or  who 
are  employed  by  a local  or  the  T.I.U.I. 

Sec.  114.  During  the  week  of  the  sessions  of 
the  convention  or  Committee  on  Laws  and  Audit, 
not  more  than  one  session  shall  be  dispensed 
with  or  curtailed  for  entertainment  purposes. 

Sec.  115.  On  or  before  the  fifteenth  day  of  July 
preceding  each  convention,  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  G.E.B.  to  appoint  from  the  delegates-elect 


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a committee  of  nine,  located  in  nine  different 
states  and  provinces.  Seven  of  the  delegates 
named  shall  be  from  locals  in  the  United  States 
and  two  from  Canada.  None  of  the  said  commit- 
tee shall  be  appointed  from  a city  in  which  the 
headquarters  are  located,  or  from  a local  union 
in  which  any  general  officer  is  a member.  This 
committee  shall  constitute  and  act  as  a Commit- 
tee on  Laws,  Audit  and  Credentials,  and  shall 
meet  at  the  place  for  holding  the  convention  six 
days  prior  to  the  opening  of  the  convention.  The 
G.S.,  G.T.  and  one  general  organizer  as  designated 
by  the  G.E.B.  shall  be  ex-officio  members  of  said 
committee.  Ex-officio  members  shall  have  no  vote 
upon  financial  matters,  or  upon  matters  in  which 
as  officers  they  are  personally  interested.  To 
said  committee  shall  be  submitted  all  accounts 
of  the  T.I.U.I.  for  audit  from  the  date  of  last 
general  audit;  also,  all  proposed  amendments  or 
additions  to  laws  of  the  T.I.U.I.  received  from 
any  local  union  or  good  standing  member,  or  from 
the  executive  officers  of  the  T.I.U.I.  The  com- 
mittee shall  act  on  all  matters  submitted  to  them, 
and  shall  have  a written  report  ready  to  submit 
to  the  convention  when  it  convenes.  They  shall 
receive  for  their  services  the  sum  of  $3.50  per 
day,  their  railroad  fare  and  hotel  expenses  from 
the  general  fund  of  the  T.I.U.I.,  except  the  G.S. 
and  G.O.,  who  shall  receive  railroad  fare  and 
hotel  expenses.  No  local  union  shall  be  called 
upon  twice  to  furnish  a member  on  the  Law,  Audit 
and  Credential  Committee,  until  all  locals  in  the 
T.I.U.I.  shall  have  sent  a delegate  to  said  com- 
mittee. 

Sec.  116.  The  G.S.  shall  call  the  convention  to 
order  at  the  appointed  time;  he  shall  attend  all 
sessions  of  the  convention,  his  expenses  to  be 
paid  from  the  general  fund  of  the  T.I.U.I. 


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General  Officers. 

Sec.  117.  The  General  Officers  of  the  T.I.U.I. 
shall  be  a General  Secretary,  Assistant  General 
Secretary,  General  Treasurer,  G.E.B.,  and  General 
Organizers;  the  term  of  office  of  the  G.S.  and 
G.T.  shall  be  four  years  from  the  first  of  July 
succeeding  their  election,  or  until  their  successors 
have  been  duly  elected  and  have  properly  quali- 
fied according  to  this  constitution.  The  G.S.  and 
G.T.  shall  be  elected  by  a vote  of  the  general 
membership  of  the  T.I.U.I. 

Sec.  118.  On  July  1,  1909,  and  every  four  years 
thereafter  the  G.S.  shall  submit  a circular  to  all 
locals  of  the  T.I.U.I.,  requesting  nominations  for 
G.S.  and  G.T.  The  names  and  addresses  of  all 
nominees  must  be  in  the  hands  of  the  G.S.  on 
or  before  September  1,  following.  A L.U.  shall 
be  allowed  to  make  but  one  nomination  for  each 
office  to  be  filled.  Nominations  to  be  made  by 
ballot. 

Sec.  119.  On  or  before  September  10  the  G.S. 
shall  notify  all  nominees  that  they  have  been 
nominated,  and  each  nominee  desiring  to  be  a 
candidate  must,  on  or  before  October  5 following, 
write  a letter  for  publication  in  The  Tailor,  de- 
fining the  policy  they  will  follow  if  elected,  and 
answer  the  following  questions:  First,  Are  you 
competent  to  keep  the  financial  accounts  of  the 
union  properly?  Second,  How  long  have  you 
worked  at  the  trade  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the 
T.I.U.I.?  Third,  How  long  have  you  been  a mem- 
ber of  the  T.I.U.I.  continuously;  and  stating 
therein  if  they  are  qualified  in  accord  with  the 
constitution  and  can  give  the  required  bonds. 

Sec.  120.  On  or  before  November  5 of  the  year 
in  which  the  election  of  the  G.S.  and  G.T.  is  te 


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be  held  by  popular  vote,  the  G.S.  shall  prepare 
blanks  on  which  each  L.U.  shall  make  their  re- 
turns. He  shall  also  prepare  ballots  according  to 
the  Australian  ballot  system,  the  names  of  all  can- 
didates to  appear  thereon  in  alphabetical  order. 
Said  blanks  and  ballots  shall  be  furnished  the  lo- 
cals in  sufficiert  number  for  all  members. 

Sec.  121.  The  election  of  the  G.T.  and  G.S. 
shall  be  held  by  every  local  of  the  T.I.IT.I  the 
second  Monday  in  December  of  the  year  1909, 
and  every  four  years  thereafter.  A majority  of 
all  votes  cast  shall  be  required  to  elect.  The 
returns  on  all  elections  and  on  all  other  ques- 
tions submitted  to  a referendum  vote  shall  be 
mailed  to  the  G.S.  within  eight  days  after  the 
vote  of  the  L.U.  has  been  taken,  otherwise  they 
shall  not  be  counted,  and  the  detail  returns  shall 
appear  in  The  Tailor.  The  canvass  of  the  votes 
shall  be  made  by  the  G.E.B.  at  their  first  meeting 
after  a general  vote  has  been  taken,  and  they 
shall  declare  the  result.  The  G.S.  shall  preserve 
the  envelopes  in  which  all  returns  are  received  for 
inspection  by  the  G.E.B.  A fine  of  five  dollars 
shall  be  placed  on  any  L.U.  failing  to  take  the 
vote  at  the  proper  time,  or  that  fails  to  mail  the 
vote  of  the  L.U.  within  eight  days  after  the  vote 
has  been  taken. 

Sec.  122.  If  no  candidate  receives  a majority 
of  all  votes  cast,  a second  ballot  shall  be  taken 
by  each  L.U.  in  the  same  manner  as  the  first 
ballot,  on  the  first  Monday  in  March  following. 
Eor  the  second  ballot  all  candidates  shall  be 
dropped  except  the  two  for  each  office  to  be  filled 
that  received  the  highest  vote  for  each  office  on 
the  first  ballot. 

Sec.  123.  All  ballots  cast  by  the  members  shall 
be  preserved  by  the  Treasurer  of  the  L.U.  for  at 


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least  sixty  days  after  the  date  of  election  and  shall 
be  subject  to  inspection  and  recount. 

Sec.  124.  No  member  shall  be  excused  from 
Toting  for  any  cause  except  personal  sickness. 
Members  necessarily  absent  from  the  city,  or  hav- 
ing sickness  in  their  families  shall  be  permitted 
to  prepare  their  ballots  prior  to  election  day  and 
deposit  the  same  with  the  F.S.;  such  ballot  shall 
be  counted  by  the  tellers.  Members  failing  to 
vote  shall  be  fined  fifty  cents,  one-half  the  fine 
to  go  to  the  general  fund  of  the  T.I.U.I.  and  one- 
half  to  the  L.U. 

Sec.  125.  Traveling  members  can  send  their 
vote  in  writing  upon  a form  that  shall  appear  in 
The  Tailor,  to  the  nearest  L.U. 

Sec.  126.  Any  member  elected  to  a general 
office  who  shall  fail  to  qualify  in  accord  with  the 
laws  of  the  T.I.U.I.  shall  be  fined  by  the  G.E.B. 
the  sum  of  $100. 

Sec.  127.  No  member  of  the  T.I.U.I.  shall  be 
eligible  for  election  for  General  Secretary  or 
General  Treasurer  unless  such  member  is  working 
at  the  trade,  or  employed  by  the  organization,  and 
have  been  at  least  four  years  continuously  a mem- 
ber of  the  T.I.U.I.  prior  to  date  of  nomination. 

Sec.  128.  The  columns  of  The  Tailor  shall  be 
open  without  reserve  for  the  discussion  of  the 
merits  and  demerits  of  candidates  for  G.S.  and 
G.T.  four  issues  prior  to  election.  Members  de- 
siring to  be  candidates  may  insert  an  announce- 
ment in  The  Tailor  three  months  prior  to  the 
close  of  nominations.  No  local  unions,  committee 
or  member  shall  be  permitted  to  send  out  cir- 
culars upon  any  pending  election  of  general  offi- 
cers, after  November  23  preceding  an  election. 


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Sec.  129.  Any  general  officer  may  be  removed 
upon  charges  preferred  against  them  by  a local 
union  or  the  G.E.B.  if  the  charges  are  sustained 
by  a majority  of  the  general  membership,  the  vote 
to  be  sent  by  the  L.U.’s  to  the  G.E.B.  within 
twenty-five  days  after  submission  of  the  charges. 


General  Organizers. 

Sec.  130.  The  General  Organizers  shall  be 
elected  by  the  G.E.B.  for  terms  of  six  months, 
subject  to  Section  132;  not  more  than  four  Gen- 
eral Organizers  shall  be  in  the  employ  of  the 
T.I.U.I.  at  the  same  time.  Provided,  however,  that 
in  emergency  the  G.E.  B.  shall  have  the  power  to 
appoint  additional  General  Organizers.  One  G.O. 
shall  be  elected  from  the  membership  of  Canadian 
locals. 

Sec.  131.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  G.O.  to 
look  after  the  interest  of  the  T.I.U.I.;  to  organ- 
ize new  locals;  visit  existing  locals;  to  adjust 
internal  differences;  to  assist  local  unions  in  ad- 
justing threatened  strikes  and  lockouts;  to  audit 
accounts  of  locals,  and  in  all  matters  officially 
represent  the  T.I.U.I.  in  accord  with  the  consti- 
tution and  directions  from  headquarters,  and  per- 
form such  other  duties  as  may  be  assigned  to 
them  by  the  G.E.B.  They  shall  render  a monthly 
report  to  the  G.S.,  which  shall  be  published  in 
The  Tailor. 

Sec.  132.  The  G.  O.  shall  receive  their  com- 
missions from  the  G.S.  and  must  be  good  stand- 
ing members  of  some  local  union  of  the  T.I.U.I. 
The  G.E.B.  shall  have  power  to  remove  any  or- 
ganizer and  recall  their  commission  and  elect 
their  successors  for  failure  to  properly  and  satis- 
factorily perform  their  duties. 


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Sec.  133.  General  Organizers  when  traveling 
shall  receive  three  dollars  and  fifty  cents  ($3.50)  a 
day  wages  and  two  dollars  ($2.00)  per  day  hotel 
bill,  and  railroad  fare,  General  Organizers  located 
and  working  exclusively  in  one  city  shall  receive 
$27  per  week,  no  other  expenses  shall  be  allowed. 
They  shall  devote  their  entire  time  to  the  serv- 
ice of  the  T.I.U.I.,  and  each  L.U.  visited  by  a 
G.O.  shall  report  to  the  G.S.  regarding  the  work 
of  the  G.O.  immediately  after  his  departure. 


General  Secretary. 

Sec.  134.  The  G.S.  shall  keep  a correct  record 
of  the  proceedings  of  the  convention  and  Commit- 
tee on  Laws  and  Audit  and  publish  the  same  in  the 
journal,  preserve  all  important  letters,  documents, 
(papers,  books,  etc.,  all  copies  of  letters  sent  on 
business  of  the  T.I.U.I.  He  shall  be  custodian 
of  the  seal  of  the  T.I.U.I.,  shall  conduct  all 
correspondence  of  the  T.I.U.I.  He  shall  receive 
all  moneys  due  the  T.I.U.I.,  giving  his  receipt 
therefor.  He  shall  keep  a correct  account  of  all 
financial  business  of  the  T.I.U.I.  and  pay  over  to 
the  G.T.,  taking  his  receipt  therefor,  all  surplus 
funds  exceeding  $1,000  in  his  hands  at  the  end 
of  each  month  after  paying  all  claims  approved 
by  the  G.E.B. 

Sec.  135.  The  G.S.  shall  prepare  anl  keep  a 
register  in  which  shall  appear  the  name  of  every 
member  of  the  T.I.U.I.  and  their  financial  stand- 
ing with  the  T.I.U.I.,  which  register  shall  be  com- 
piled from  the  monthly  reports  of  the  L.U.’s;  the 
register  shall  be  the  guide  for  the  G.E.B.  and  G.S. 
in  determining  whether  a member  is  in  good 
standing  or  not;  he  shall  issue  to  each  member  of 


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the  T.I.U.I.  a membership  book,  bearing  the  same 
number  as  appears  in  the  register  opposite  the 
member’s  name. 

Sec.  136.  The  G.S.  shall  receive  all  applica- 
tions for  charters  and  supplies  and  shall  grant  and 
send  the  same  when  approved  by  the  G.E.B. 

Sec.  137.  If  the  G.S.  is  in  need  of  office  help  he 
shall  secure  necessary  help  subject  to  the  approval 
of  the  G.E.B.  Members  of  the  T.I.U.I.  shall  have 
preference  and  a notice  shall  be  inserted  in  the 
Journal*  requesting  applications  and  stating  the 
kind  of  work  to  be  done  and  the  rate  of  compen- 
sation. He  shall  edit  and  publish  the  official  jour- 
nal, “The  Tailor,”  on  or  about  the  fifteenth  day 
of  each  month,  which  shall  contain  a full  itemized 
account  of  the  receipts  and  expenses  for  the  pre- 
ceding month;  he  shall  insert  the  addresses  oLthe 
local  corresponding  secretaries  and  the  place  and 
time  of  meeting  of  each  local  union  under  one 
heading;  also  a list  of  all  persons  under  fine  by 
any  L.U. 

Sec.  138.  In  the  January  and  July  issues  of 
each  year  he  shall  publish  the  number  of  members 
in  good  standing  in  the  T.I.U.I.  and  when  the 
total  balances  are  not  published  monthly  in  The 
Tailor  the  G.S.  shall  send  a report  of  the  same 
quarterly  to  each  L.U.  and  shall  insert  such  other 
matters  as  are  of  general  interest  to  the  members. 

Sec.  139.  Each  member  in  good  standing  shall 
be  entitled  to  a copy  of  the  monthly  journal  free, 
the  same  to  be  sent  by  the  G.S.  to  the  Secretary 
of  the  L.U.  or  such  other  person  as  the  L.U.  may 
indicate  or  to  the  address  of  the  individual  mem- 
ber. All  correspondence  from  local  unions  which 
is  not  of  a personal  nature,  either  direct  or  in- 
direct, shall  be  published  in  The  Tailor  as  sent 


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in  by  each  local  and  not  to  be  subjected  to 
changes  by  the  General  Secretary  or  Executive 
Board  when  duly  approved  or  endorsed  by  such 
local;  and  in  order  to  have  a free  and  un tram- 
meled press,  four  pages  shall  be  open  to  all  shades 
of  thought  on  political,  social  and  economic  ques- 
tions. For  the  open  forum  the  editor  shall  not 
be  responsible. 

Sec.  140.  All  correspondence  from  local  unions 
or  members  received  by  the  editor  for  publication 
in  The  Tailor  appearing  of  an  objectionable  nature 
the  G.S.  shall  at  once  transmit  same  to  the  G.E.B. 
by  mail.  The  G.E.B.  shall  render  an  answer  of 
their  judgment  to  the  editor  in  twenty-four  hours 
after  the  receipt  of  this  correspondence.  If  the 
decision  is  favorable  the  editor  shall  then  pub- 
lish this  matter  in  the  next  issue  of  The  Tailor. 

Sec.  141.  The  G.S.  shall  submit  a quadrennial 
report  closing  July  1,  prior  to  the  convention,  with 
any  recommendations  he  may  consider  necessary, 
and  shall  perform  all  the  duties  devolving  upon 
him  under  the  constitution,  or  required  of  him 
by  the  G.E.B. 

Sec.  142.  The  G.S.  shall  devote  his  entire  time 
to  the  service  of  the  T.I.U.I.,  and  shall  receive  as 
compensation  the  sum  of  $30  per  week.  He  shall 
give  bonds  to  the  amount  of  $20,000.  The  sur- 
eties on  the  bond  shall  be  owners  of  real  estate, 
or  some  reliable  surety  company,  the  cost  of  the 
bond  to  be  paid  by  the  T.I.U.I. 

Sec.  143.  The  G.S.  shall  act  as  secretary  of  the 
G.E.B.  He  shall  call  the  convention  and  Com- 
mittee on  Laws  and  Audit  to  order,  after  which 
all  delegates  present  whose  seats  are  not  con- 
tested, shall  elect  a temporary  chairman. 


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Sec.  144.  The  G.S.  shall  prepare  a local  F.S/s 
book,  treasurer’s  warrant  book,  member’s  book, 
stencil  for  the  use  of  the  L.U.’s,  and  every  L.U. 
shall  purchase  them  and  keep  their  accounts  in  ac- 
cordance therewith. 

Sec.  145.  All  supplies  shall  be  furnished  by  the 
G.S.  on  the  order  the  the  F.S.  of  any  L.U.  in  good 
standing,  and  the  money  for  the  same  shall  ac- 
company the  orders.  The  G.S.  shall  not  give 
credit  to  any  L.U.  No  L.U.  shall  have  power  to 
grant  or  receive  any  books  not  from  the  G.S. 

Sec.  146.  The  General  Secretary  shall  receive 
competitive  bids  for  all  printing,  etc.,  and  shall 
report  the  same  to  the  G.E.B.,  who  shall  award 
contracts  to  the  lowest  bidder  for  the  printing  of 
The  Tailor,  ledgers,  receipts,  books,  monthly  re- 
ports and  supplies  for  headquarters  and  local 
unions. 

Sec.  147.  The  G.S.  shall  issue  a monthly  letter 
in  The  Tailor  to  the  locals,  showing  the  progress 
of  the  past  month,  prospects  for  the  future  and 
appealing  and  urging  the  membership  to  be  more 
active;  also  calling  the  attention  of  the  members 
to  special  activities  that  shall  be  taken  up  to 
better  the  T.I.U.I.  and  such  other  matters  as  shall 
arouse  the  enthusiasm  of  the  members  and  which 
shall  have  the  tendency  to  make  each  one  a 
worker  for  the  cause. 

Assistant  General  Secretary. 

Sec.  148.  The  Assistant  General  Secretary 
shall  be  appointed  by  the  G.E.B.  from  the  mem- 
bership of  the  T.I.U.I.  at  a salary  not  exceeding 
$24  per  week. 

The  duties  of  the  Asst.  Secretary  shall  be  to 
assist  the  Gen.  Secretary  in  the  work  of  the 


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General  Office,  travel  in  the  interest  of  the  union 
when  required;  in  the  absence  of  the  G.S.,  per- 
form his  duties.  He  shall  devote  his  entire  time 
to  the  service  of  the  T.I.U.I.,  shall  give  bonds  in 
the  sum  of  $5,000  and  shall  be  under  the  direc- 
tion of  the  G.S. 

General  Treasurer. 

Sec.  149.  The  General  Treasurer  shall  receive 
and  take  charge  of  all  surplus  funds  of  the  T.I.U.I. 
He  shall  pay  all  warrants  regularly  drawn  on 
him  by  a majority  vote  of  the  G.E.B.  and  signed 
by  the  G.S.  and  the  chairman  of  the  G.E.B.  He 
shall  not  hold  in  his  possession  more  than  $500, 
and  all  over  that  amount  he  shall  deposit  within 
twenty-four  hours  in  some  bank  approved  by  the 
G.E.B. , and  shall  not  draw  any  amount  from  the 
bank  except  by  check  signed  by  the  G.S.,  himself 
and  one  member  of  the  G.E.B.,  with  the  seal  of 
the  T.I.U.I.  thereon.  He  shall  give  bonds  to 
such  an  amount  as  shall  be  fixed  by  the  G.E.B. 
at  their  October  meeting  of  each  year,  which  shall 
not  be  a less  amount  than  the  G.T.  has  in  his 
possession.  Failure  on  the  part  of  the  G.T.  to 
give  the  required  bond  shall  cause  the  office  of 
the  G.T.  to  be  declared  vacant,  and  the  G.E.B. 
shall  proceed  in  accord  with  the  law  to  fill  the 
vacancy.  Interest  shall  be  collected  semi-annually 
and  turned  over  to  the  G.S.  The  sureties  on  the 
bond  shall  be  owners  of  real  estate,  or  some  re- 
liable surety  company;  the  cost  of  the  bond  to 
be  paid  from  the  funds  of  the  T.I.U.I.  He 
shall  submit  to  the  convention  or  Committee  on 
Laws  and  Audit  a full  report  of  all  moneys  re- 
ceived and  paid  out  by  him,  together  with  any 
other  information  in  his  possession  of  importance 
to  the  T.I.U.I.  He  shall  receive  for  his  serv~ 


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ices  the  sum  of  $100  per  year.  He  shall  be 
present  at  all  conventions  and  sessions  of  the 
Committee  on  Laws  and  Audit.  His  expenses  shall 
be  paid  from  the  general  fund  df  the  T.I.U.I.  He 
shall  also  receive  for  attendance  at  the  meetings 
of  the  G.E.B.  the  same  compensation  as  a mem- 
ber of  the  G.E.B. 

General  Executive  Board. 

Sec.  150.  The  G.E.B.  shall  consist  of  five  mem- 
bers, who  must  be  actively  working  at  the  trade 
or  in  the  employ  of  a local  union  and  at  least 
four  years  members  of  the  T.I.U.I.  They  shall 
be  elected  by  secret  ballot  on  receipt  of  notice 
from  the  G.S.  as ‘follows:  One  by  the  L.U.  in 
the  city  where  headquarters  is  located,  one  by 
each  of  the  four  largest  locals  within  a radius 
of  300  miles  by  railroad  line,  from  headquarters, 
not  more  than  one  member  to  be  elected  from 
any  one  city.  All  members  of  the  G.E.B.  shall 
be  elected  for  a term  of  one  year. 

Sec.  151.  The  G.E.B.  shall  elect  one  of  their 
own  members  as  chairman;  they  shall  hold  regu- 
lar monthly  meetings,  and  special  meetings  when 
notified  by  the  G.S.,  and  the  G.T.  and  G.S.  shall 
be  entitled  to  a seat  and  a voice  in  all  the  meet- 
ings, but  no  vote.  Correspondence  from  or  to 
the  G.E.B.  shall  be  through  the  G.S. 

Sec.  152.  The  G.E.B.  shall  decide  all  points  of 
law  arising  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  T.I.U.I., 
also  claims,  grievances,  and  appeals,  subject  only 
to  further  appeal  as  provided  by  this  constitu- 
tion. They  shall  have  power  to  authorize  strikes 
and  support  lockouts  in  accord  with  this  constitu- 
tion, and  have  general  supervision  of  affairs  of 
the  T.I.U.I. 


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Sec.  153.  In  case  of  strikes  or  lockouts,  or 
threatened  lapse  of  any  L.U.,  the  G.E.B.  shall  have 
the  power  to  appoint  a member  or  members  of  the 
T.I.U.I.  to  visit  the  place  and  try  and  settle  the 
difficulty. 

Sec.  154.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  G.E.B.  to 
have  the  bonds  of  the  G.S.  and  G.T.  prepared  and 
hold  them  in  trust  for  the  T.I.U.I.  In  case  of 
the  increase  of  funds  of  the  T.I.U.I.  beyond  the 
sum  of  $10,000,  the  G.E.B.,  in  conjunction  with 
the  G.S.  and  G.T.,  shall  invest  the  overplus,  when 
amounting  to  over  $1,000,  in  United  States  bonds, 
or  shall  deposit  the  same  in  some  bank  on  certifi- 
cate of  deposit,  neither  of  which  shall  be  cashed 
without  the  signature  of  the  G.S.,  G.T.  and  the 
chairman  of  the  G.E.B.;  and  shall  perform  such 
other  duties  as  the  constitution  shall  prescribe. 
They  shall  be  paid  for  their  services  for  all  time 
spent  by  them  in  the  interest  of  the  T.I.U.I.,  $3.50 
per  day,  hotel  expenses  and  railroad  fare.  All 
interest  on  deposits  shall  be  turned  into  the  treas- 
ury of  the  T.I.U.I. 

Sec.  155.  At  any  time  the  G.E.B.  considers  a 
new  law  or  amendment  to  this  constitution  nec- 
essary for  the  proper  government  and  welfare  of 
the  T.I.U.I.,  or  considers  it  necessary  to  hold  a 
special  convention,  they  shall  have  the  power  to 
submit  the  same  to  the  local  unions  for  ratifica- 
tion and  if  a majority  of  all  members  voting  ap- 
prove any  such  proposition  it  shall  become  a law. 

Sec.  156.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  G.E.B.  in 
case  of  the  violation  of  the  law  of  the  United 
States  or  Canada,  prohibiting  the  importation  of 
labor  under  contract  in  our  trade,  to  prosecute  the 
parties  violating  to  the  utmost  extent. 

Sec.  157.  The  G.E.B.  shall  attend  all  conven- 
tions of  the  T.I.U.I.  (without  votes  if  not  dele- 


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gates).  They  shall  hold  executive  meetings  on 
their  own  initiative  during  the  week  of  conven- 
tion, and  also  pass  on  matters  referred  to  them 
by  the  convention. 

Sec.  158.  The  compensation  of  all  officers  or 
other  persons  rendering  service  to  the  T.I.U.I. 
whose  compensation  is  not  fixed  by  the  constitu- 
tion, shall  be  fixed  by  the  G.E.B. 

Sec.  159.  Any  vacancy  occurring  in  the  office 
of  G.S.  or  G.T.  shall  be  filled  by  the  G.E.B.  for 
the  remainder  of  the  unexpired  term.  Vacancies 
in  the  office  of  G.O.  shall  be  filled  by  the  G.E.B. 
Vacancies  in  the  G.E.B.  shall  be  filled  from  the 
cities  entitled. 

Sec.  160.  The  G.E.B.  shall  do  all  in  their  power 
to  discourage  strikes  and  adopt  such  means  as 
will  tend  to  bring  about  an  amicable  understand- 
ing between  our  members  and  their  employers. 

Sec.  161.  The  G.E.B.  shall  have  power  to  ap- 
propriate moneys  from  the  general  fund  to  as- 
sist local  unions  to  maintain  permanent  salaried 
local  organizers  who  devote  their  entire  time  to 
this  work;  no  appropriation  shall  exceed  ten  per 
cent  of  the  amount  paid  by  the  local  union  to 
the  T.I.UII.  for  the  previous  six  months;  the  re- 
port received  from  the  local  union  each  month 
to  be  the  basis  on  which  the  appropriation 
shall  be  made  by  the  G.E.B.  to  any  local  union 
where  the  services  of  the  local  organizer  is  con- 
tinuous for  a less  period  than  one  month.  The 
local  organizer  shall  in  all  such  cases  send  a re- 
port to  headquarters  of  the  work  done  on  the  first 
day  of  each  month.  The  G.E.B.  shall  have  power 
to  discontinue  such  appropriations  at  any  time  on 
one  month’s  notice  to  the  local  union.  Appropri- 
ations made  under  this  section  shall  be  forwarded 


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to  the  local  union  by  the  G.S.  on  or  before  the 
tenth  day  of  the  month  for  the  preceding  month. 
No  appropriations  shall  be  made  except  in  accord 
with  this  section. 

Sec.  162.  When  calamities  occur  of  a general 
character  similar  to  the  one  in  San  Francisco,  for 
which  funds  are  collected  by  the  T.I.U.I.,  any 
funds  not  used  for  the  special  purpose  for  which 
it  was  collected,  and  as  approved  by  the  members 
from  whom  the  collection  was  made,  shall  be  sub- 
ject to  the  use  of  the  G.E.B.  for  other  calamities 
that  may  take  place  elsewhere  where  our  mem- 
bers are  involved. 

Trials  and  Appeals. 

Sec.  163.  No  member  of  the  T.I.U.I.  or  other 
person  shall  be  fined  by  any  L.U.  unless  written 
charges  have  been  preferred  by  some  member 
or  members  against  the  person  and  a copy  of 
said  charges  has  been  delivered  or  sent  to  the  per- 
son charged,  together  with  a notice  to  appear  for 
trial  at  a certain  time  and  place,  and  they  shall 
be  given  a chance  for  an  impartial  hearing. 

Sec.  164.  Any  member  of  the  T.I.U.I.  or  other 
person  feeling  aggrieved  at  any  decision  or  ac- 
tion of  the  L.U.  in  regard  to  themselves,  shall 
have  the  right  to  appeal  to  the  G.E.B.  within  two 
months  after  such  action  or  decision,  and  shall 
file  with  the  L.U.  a copy  of  the  appeal. 

Sec.  165.  Any  L.U.  or  member  of  the  T.I.U.I. 
feeling  aggrieved  at  the  decision  of  the  G.E.B. 
shall  have  the  right  of  appeal  to  the  next  conven- 
tion or  to  the  Committee  on  Laws  and  Audit. 

Sec.  166.  All  decisions  by  the  G.E.B.  shall  be 
binding  until  reversed  by  the  convention  or  Com- 
mittee on  Laws  and  Audit,  which  shall  be  final. 


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unless  reversed  by  a general  vote  on  appeal  from 
the  decision  of  the  convention  or  Committee  on 
Laws  and  Audit.  Such  an  appeal  shall  not  go  to  a 
general  vote  unless  one-fourth  of  the  locals  of  the 
T.I.U.I.  endorse  the  same  as  per  section  97. 

Sec.  167.  No  names  of  persons  fined  by  any 
L.U.  after  January  1,  1898,  shall  be  published  in 
The  Tailor  by  the  G-.S.  until  the  L.U.  has  for- 
warded to  the  G.S.  a certificate  signed  by  the 
President  and  Corresponding  Secretary  over  the 
seal  of  the  L.U.  certifying  that  written  charges 
were  preferred  against  the  persons  fined,  a copy 
of  the  charges  to  be  sent  to  the  G.S.;  that  written 
notice  was  sent  to  the  person  charged  at  their 
last  known  address  to  appear  for  trial  at  a certain 
place  and  time,  together  with  a copy  of  the 
charges  preferred ; that  a trial  was  given  to  the  per- 
son or  that  they  failed  to  appear,  and  that  the 
fine  was  imposed  by  a majority  vote  of  the  L.U.; 
amount  of  fine  also  to  be  stated;  blanks  for  com- 
pliance with  this  section  shall  be  furnished  each 
L.U.  by  the  G.S. 


Property. 

Sec.  168.  All  local  or  general  officers  shall  de- 
liver to  their  successors,  all  property  and  money 
in  their  possession  belonging  to  the  L.U.  or  to  the 

T. I.U.I.,  and  they  shall  not  be  released  from  their 
bond  until  they  have  done  so.  Any  officer  or 
member  who  appropriates  any  funds  of  the  T.I. 

U. I.  to  their  own  use  shall  be  legally  prosecuted. 

The  Label. 

Sec.  169.  The  label  shall  be  printed  on  white 
cotton,  and  numbered  consecutively  from  1 up- 
ward and  bearing  the  words:  “Tailors  Industrial 


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Union,  (International),.  Label/’  and  the  official 
seal  of  the  T.I.U.I.  imprinted  in  the  center  of  the 
label. 


Sec.  170.  The  label  shall  be  printed  on  silk 
*ud  numbered  consecutively  from  1 up,  PRO- 
VIDED that  upon  investigation  by  the  G.E.B. 
it  shall  be  found  that  they  will  not  cost  the  lo- 
cals more  than  $1.25  per  M. 

Sec.  171.  The  label  shall  only  be  used  on 
garments  made  by  good  standing  members  of  the 
T.I.U.I.  Locals  shall  have  the  power  to  deny  the 
use  of  the  label  to  any  member  who,  after  proper 
trial,  is  found  to  be  using  the  label  to  the  injury 
of  the  local. 

Sec.  172.  The  label  shall  in  no  case  be  given 
to  the  merchant  tailors  to  be  affixed  to  the  gar- 
ments, unless  they  are  members  of  the  T.I.U.I. 

Sec.  173.  The  label  shall  be  attached  to  the 
garments  by  the  members  making  such  garments. 

Sec.  174.  Each  L.U.  using  the  label  shall  ap- 
point some  member  or  committee  to  issue  the 
labels  to  the  members  and  to  control  its  use  sub- 
ject to  these  laws  and  the  regulations  of  the  L.U. 


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Sec.  175.  Any  member  of  the  T.I.U.I.  that 
keeps  up  their  membership,  commencing  business 
as  a merchant  tailor,  and  who  pays  the  union 
scale  of  prices  for  all  work  made  for  them,  shall 
be  allowed  to  use  the  label  on  garments  made 
by  themselves.  They  shall  receive  no  more  than 
three  labels  at  one  time.  Such  members  can  be 
deprived  of  the  label  as  provided  in  Section  172. 
Employers  who  are  not  members  who  have  signed 
and  pay  the  scale,  and  employ  one  or  more  mem- 
bers and  make  work  themselves,  shall  at  the 
discretion  of  the  local  union  be  allowed  to  place 
the  label  on  work  they  make.  Such  employers 
as  are  herein  described  may  become  passive  mem- 
bers of  the  T.I.U.I. 

Sec.  176.  The  label  shall  not  be  used  on  any 
garments  made  for  any  firm  that  has  not  signed 
and  does  not  pay  a bill  of  prices  that  is  approved 
by  the  L.U.  and  employ  none  but  members  of  the 
' T.I.U.I.  Local  unions  violating  this  section  shall 
be  liable  to  a fine  of  $5  by  the  G.E.B. 

Sec.  177.  The  label  shall  be  placed  on  coats, 
gn  the  inside  of  breast  pockets.  On  vests,  on  in- 
side of  back  strap  or  back  lining;  on  trousers, 
on  inside  of  waistband  or  on  watch  pocket.  The 
label  shall  have  edges  turned  in  and  shall  be 
stitched  on  by  machine. 

Sec.  178.  The  label  shall  be  printed  with  indel- 
ible ink  and  shall  be  sold  to  local  unions  at  cost. 

Sec.  179.  The  label  shall  be  registered  in  all 
states  and  provinces  having  laws  allowing  its 
registration. 

Sec.  180.  Tailors  in  good  standing  in  the 
T.I.U.I.  engaging  in  business  and  making 
all  their  work  or  having  members  of  the  union 
making  it  shall  keep  a complete  record  of  all 


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labels  used  for  inspection  by  an  officer  of  the 
T.I.U.I.,  A.F.  of  L.,  or  Label  Department,  or  other 
officer  who  in  the  future  may  be  qualified  to  in- 
spect the  legitimate  use  of  the  same,  which  may 
be  issued  through  the  local  unions  or  direct  from 
headquarters. 

Sec.  181.  Order  of  Business  for  Local  Unions. 

(Optional.) 

1.  Roll  call  of  Officers. 

2.  Reading  of  minutes. 

3.  Admitting  of  New  Members. 

4.  Initiation  of  Members. 

5.  Reports  of  Committees. 

6.  Communications  and  Bills. 

7.  Report  of  Shop  Steward. 

8.  Report  of  Delegates. 

9.  Roll  Call  Members. 

10.  Collecting  Dues  and  Fines. 

11.  Unfinished  Business. 

12.  New  Business. 

13.  Nomination  of  Officers. 

14.  Election  of  Officers. 

15.  Excuses  for  Absence. 

16.  Good  and  Welfare. 

17.  Receipts  and  Disbursements. 

18.  Adjournment. 

Rules  of  Order. 

Rule  1.  The  President  having  taken  the  chair, 
the  officers  and  members  shall  take  their  respec- 
tive seats,  and  at  the  sound  of  the  gavel  there 
should  be  a general  silence. 

Rule  2.  The  President  shall  preserve  order 
and  pronounce  the  decisions  of  the  union  on  all 
subjects;  he  shall  decide  all  questions  of  order 


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without  debate,  subject  to  an  appeal  to  the  union 
by  three  members,  on  which  appeal  no  member 
shall  speak  but  once;  when  the  question  before 
the  union  shall  be:  Shall  the  decision  of  the 
President  stand  as  the  judgment  of  the  union? 
Which  question  shall  be  taken  by  the  Vice-Presi- 
dent 

Rule  3.  During  the  reading  of  the  minutes, 
communications  and  other  papers,  and  when  a 
member  is  addressing  the  chair,  silence  shall  be 
observed  in  the  meeting  room. 

Rule  4.  Any  member  who  shall  misbehave 
himself  in  the  meetings  of  the  union,  disturb  the 
order  or  harmony  thereof,  either  by  abusive,  dis- 
orderly or  profane  language,  or  shall  refuse  obe- 
dience to  the  presiding  officer,  shall  be  admon- 
ished of  his  offense  by  the  President,  and  if  he 
offend  again  he  shall  be  excluded  from  the  room 
and  afterwards  dealt  with  as  the  by-laws  pre- 
scribe. 

Rule  5.  No  member  shall  be  interrupted  while 
speaking,  except  it  be  to  call  him  to  order,  or 
for  the  purpose  of  an  explanation. 

Rule  6.  Each  member  when  speaking,  shall  re- 
main standing  and  respectfully  address  the  Presi- 
dent, confine  himself  to  the  question  under  debate, 
and  avoid  all  personality,  indecorous,  or  sarcastic 
language. 

Rule  7.  If  two  or  more  members  rise  to  speak 
at  the  same  time,  the  President  shall  decide  who 
is  entitled  to  the  floor. 

Rule  8.  No  member  shall  speak  more  than 
twice,  nor  longer  than  five  minutes  on  the  same 
subject  or  question,  until  all  who  wish  to  speak 
shall  have  spoken,  nor  more  than  three  times 
without  the  permission  of  the  meeting. 


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Rule  9.  No  motion  shall  be  subject  to  debate 
until  it  shall  have  been  seconded  and  stated  from 
the  chair. 

Rule  10.  When  a question  is  before  the  union, 
no  motion  shall  be  in  order  except  to  adjourn,  for 
the  previous  question,  to  postpone  indefinitely,  or 
for  a certain  time,  to  divide,  to  commit,  or  to 
amend,  which  motions  shall  severally  have  pre- 
cedence in  the  order  herein  named. 

Recommendations. 

Sec.  182.  That  we  are  in  favor  of  forming 
one  Union  in  the  tailoring  industry. 

Sec.  183.  That  we  believe  in  electing  all  the 
officers  of  the  A.F.  of  L.  by  referendum  vote,  and 
furthermore  we  believe  in  the  right  to  recall  said 
officers. 

Sec.  184.  That  all  working  men  should  read 
working  men’s  papers  and  advocate  them  as  muck 
as  possible. 

Sec.  185.  Convention  recommends  that  the* 
T.I.U.I.  affiliate  with  The  National  Woman’s  Trade 
Union  League. 

Sec.  186.  Convention  recommends  that  if  head- 
quarters is  moved  to  a large  city  where  the  fa- 
cilities will  be  ample,  we  believe  our  Journal 
should  contain  about  two  pages  each  of  Jewish, 
Italian,  and  other  languages,  which  would  meet 
a popular  demand. 

Sec.  187.  That  piece  work  should  be  abolished 
forever,  as  it  is  detrimental  to  the  T.I.U.I. 

Sec.  188.  Wje  favor  the  co-operative  work  shop 
whenever  and  wherever  practical. 


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